sam24 Posted June 7, 2010 Share Posted June 7, 2010 (edited) Hi Just read the info on histamonosis. We picked up 4 ex bats 2 weeks ago and have noticed yellow foam poo most days but not really sure which hen it is. Apart from this they all seem fine and have settled well and are eating, drinking laying etc. I spoke to a vet last week who told me to worm them with flubenvet which I have been doing since Saturday. Not much change yet but prob still early days. It has been causing me much stress as I'm now worried about our little 20 month old boy with what the info said about the worms staying in the earth as much as 4 years. If the poo has gone on the grass will the eggs be in there now? I have been very strict about wiping it up, washing it down an covering it with soil as soon as I find it. Can it infect humans? We have been letting them free range a bit but not while our little one is out there as well. All I seem to do is clear up foamy, yellow poo and it's getting me down to the point where some days I regret taking them on poor things. Can anyone give me some advice please? If they had histamonosis would they be ill with it? What us the advice with my little one? Very worried that he might become infected too. Many thanks Sam Edited June 7, 2010 by Guest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christian Posted June 7, 2010 Share Posted June 7, 2010 Hello Sam, I think it is very unlikely that your new ex battery hens have anything wrong with them. They are innoculated against everything as the conditions they live in are so awful. The best advice I would give it to keep them separate from your little one, as it is never a good idea to have them mixing with fresh droppings around. Always make sure he washes his hands after being outside in the garden (general good practice anyway with hens) and rinse any droppings away with a watering can. The runny droppings they are doing are probably settling in nerves. One in every 10 or so droppings comes from a different part of the gut and is a clear out poo. Usually orange and stinky. Nothing to worry about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted June 8, 2010 Share Posted June 8, 2010 They are probably having too much grass, if they are free ranging for long periods. Their systems will take a while to adjust, as all they have had, until release, i s layers mash. I'd keep cut down on the free ranging a bit, and add some Bokashi Bran, available in the Olet shop, which will firm up their poos nicely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sam24 Posted June 18, 2010 Author Share Posted June 18, 2010 Many thanks everyone,lots of great advice, and sorry for late reply. Sam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SusieB123 Posted June 20, 2010 Share Posted June 20, 2010 Hi sam24 I just wanted to reassure you that when I first got my girls they did yellow frothy poos for at least the first fortnight. Like you I was worried sick and completely preoccupied with chicken poo. I still don't know exactly why this happened, but as a previous poster has suggested I am sure it is them getting used to their new environment and more significantly new diet and nothing more sinister. Try and confine them a bit more and hose down the poo - it very quickly swills away. Good luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madchook Posted July 1, 2010 Share Posted July 1, 2010 When I last had exbats I had one that did these the entire time, the one that had chronic perontinitis-and they stank like infection (however she was not in pain until the end). The other 2 carried less fluid and only sometimes did them. So I think it is probably a 'clear out' as they all carry alot of extra fluid when they first come out of the battery- yukky though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
