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Laying eggs and poo

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Hi

 

We have had a chicken laying since friday although we haven;t seen who! We had assumed that it was Doris as she is bigger and her comb etc is bigger and redder. She has also been crouching for quite a while now.

 

However,before we went to work this morning Frankie had sat herself in the nest box...there was an egg waiting for us when we got home.

 

If it is her, i'm concerned for Doris - she has been crouching for ages so why hasn't she layed? Also I have noticed some different kind of poos around their run and part of the garden - they look sort of yolky (but not like an egg). I had assumed that they were normal as it says somehting about them on the omlet site However, i'm now worried that she is having problems. She eats and drinks fine and she moves and scratches around without any problems.

 

Any ideas?

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'yolky' poos are normal. They seem to be a by product of getting ready to lay. Something like 1 poo in 10 is like this. :? And it might be Doris laying and frankie getting ready to lay. When they are building up to it, they will often go and sit on the nest box for a while, probably having a practice run! You'll just have to sit and watch them all day. Oh wait, don't we do that anyway?? :?:lol::wink:

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If it is her, i'm concerned for Doris - she has been crouching for ages so why hasn't she layed?

 

Of our two, Greta is bigger with a larger, redder comb. Her and Audrey started 'squating' at the same time. However, Audrey started laying a full 10 days before Greta. We thought that Greta would be first and were surprised when she was so far behind. That said, they're both laying regularly now :D

 

I'm sure there's nothing to worry about!

 

Rob

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