Mr Rhode Island Red Posted April 28, 2011 Share Posted April 28, 2011 One or two of my hens (A hybrid and a barred plymouth rock) have been making...how do i put this without being that graphic...large poo's when they are let out of their house in the morning. It is the normal colour and texture of "normal poo" but is about the size of a large BBQ sausage. It doesn't seem to hurt them when they pass it. Then they don't seem to make anymore "abnormalities" for the rest of the day Any ideas as to what's causing it, or is it normal? Thanks Mr Rhode Island Red Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poppy ben grace Posted April 28, 2011 Share Posted April 28, 2011 hi. mine do massive poos in the morning when i let them out too. not sausage type but pretty big and smelly! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gongladosh Posted April 28, 2011 Share Posted April 28, 2011 It's nothing to worry about - if they're doing those on a morning, they're generally healthy. We refer to them as Monster Poos... They do stink though - they've been sat there fermenting when the hen's been asleep (and possibly when laying an early morning egg). We usually find that the hens are so offended by them that they prefer not to pop them out in their run - with ours, we open the cube door, then let them into the garden where they do their monster poos, after that they're happy to go back into the WIR... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plum Posted April 28, 2011 Share Posted April 28, 2011 Yup normal. makes them easier to pick up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
percy049 Posted April 28, 2011 Share Posted April 28, 2011 They also do big poos when they're broody, as they only poo once a day when they're let off the eggs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Rhode Island Red Posted April 29, 2011 Author Share Posted April 29, 2011 Thanks for the advice, I guess there's many more "monster poo" hens out there Thanks millions Mr Rhode Island Red Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mollie333 Posted April 30, 2011 Share Posted April 30, 2011 I'm really surprised at the size of the poo's that some of my broody bantams do.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
