cecal poo?

[petmaster]

Can anyone really explain "cecal poo" to me? Or direct me to where I can find out? I have a biology/medical background, and would like a good (biological) explaination of why & what it is- not just that it's normal & occurs every few blasts. If it's truly normal, it must be a necessary function for the health of the birds. None of my references goes into much actual biology. Please be as detailed as you wish and pretend I will understand you

 

[faykokoWV]

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1167709/

http://elibrary.unm.edu/sora/Wilson/v107n01/p0093-p0121.pdf

these should help. From what I gather, the term cecal poo refers more to the origin of the poo rather than the consistency if that makes sense. I don't see any reference too it, but I wonder if part of it is do to the fact chickens don't pee.

oh, and I love this link

http://www.chat.allotment.org.uk/index.php?topic=17568.0

 

[faykokoWV]

and also, welcome to BYC!

 

[Kjordanov]

That last link is amazing!!