Clucking_Mad Posted June 9, 2013 Share Posted June 9, 2013 Morning all, I'm looking for some help & advice Ethel my bluebelle who is around 3 years old has had a strange poo this morning this is the first time I've seen this and I don't know what it is or if I should be worried. I've checked all my books & couldn't find anything so I thought I would come here. She hasn't laid in about a month and a half but still has red comb & wattles and seems to be in good health. The poo came out in a long strand and was quite watery with a big dark red lump in it and Ethel seemed to gently push it out in 3 stages rather than just doing her business as normal. Warning picture attached apologies if the grosses anyone out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ain't Nobody Here Posted June 9, 2013 Share Posted June 9, 2013 Hard to tell but it may be a lash. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clucking_Mad Posted June 9, 2013 Author Share Posted June 9, 2013 Hard to tell but it may be a lash. Thank you for your reply Ain't "Ooops, word censored!"ody Here - Should I be worried is there anything I need to do to help prevent this happening again or is just something hens go through? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atsw Posted June 10, 2013 Share Posted June 10, 2013 I believe it's formed when the lining comes away from the reproductive tract during egg formation. It seems more common in older laying hens and particularly the hybrids breed to lay a lot of eggs. It's not something that you need worry about, unless they happen a lot of the time. There have been similar questions asked and answered before which should help you identify if this is what you have seen. http://club.omlet.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=38799&hilit=+lash http://club.omlet.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=37&t=29360&hilit=lash Andrew Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted June 10, 2013 Share Posted June 10, 2013 Hard to see in the photo, but it could well be a lash as mentioned above. If you haven't wormed her recently, then it's worth worming the flock with Flubenvet to make sure there aren't any worms irritating her bowel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
auntielizzie Posted June 11, 2013 Share Posted June 11, 2013 Certainly doesn't look like poo to me - don't forget, everything comes out of the same hole I think it is probably a lash too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
