Dumb Question Here

[Keeperoflock]

Do chickens poop less once they are put outside out of the brooder and begin eating other things?

 

[21hens-incharge]

There are no stupid questions here.

The answer is no. The poops actually get much larger as the birds grow and significantly bigger once they begin to lay.

We won't discuss a broody hens poo habits. and

edited because auto correct keeps changing what I type into what I did NOT type!

 

[room onthebroom]

There's no such thing as a dumb question.

In my experience they don't poop any less. 20 steps. Poop. Repeat. It seems to me that big girl poop is less stinky than baby chick poop, but maybe that's just because they're outside & not locked down in the house anymore.

 

[Keeperoflock]

There's no such thing as a dumb question.

In my experience they don't poop any less. 20 steps. Poop. Repeat. It seems to me that big girl poop is less stinky than baby chick poop, but maybe that's just because they're outside & not locked down in the house anymore.

LOL That was funny. "20 steps, poop, repeat".

Man, you aren't kidding. And as they get older, the poops get bigger. Geez..... They'll be 6 weeks old come Tuesday. 17 6 week old chicks pooping every 20 steps..... need I say more?

 

[room onthebroom]

LOL That was funny. "20 steps, poop, repeat".

Man, you aren't kidding. And as they get older, the poops get bigger. Geez..... They'll be 6 weeks old come Tuesday. 17 6 week old chicks pooping every 20 steps..... need I say more?

You're gonna need a bigger shoe brush! Watching them all race toward me for snacks makes me laugh even on the worst days & it makes all the poop worthwhile.

 

[PirateGirl]

I think I read that an adult duck poops about a pound a week. I can't imagine an adult chicken is that far off!

http://modernhomesteading.ca/blog/backyard-chicken-facts-5-things-no-one-told-us

Check out number 1!

 

[room onthebroom]

I think I read that an adult duck poops about a pound a week. I can't imagine an adult chicken is that far off!

http://modernhomesteading.ca/blog/backyard-chicken-facts-5-things-no-one-told-us

Check out number 1!

Oh yeah, duck poop is in a whole other league! That projectile liquid, squish that squirts 6" out the back of them makes chicken poop look like nothing.

 

[LittleMissCountry]

Ditto on the other posts. Mine are 8 weeks old and the poop quantity has multiplied. It seemed like the poop piles got bigger overnight. Lol

 

[Keeperoflock]

Oh yeah, duck poop is in a whole other league! That projectile liquid, squish that squirts 6" out the back of them makes chicken poop look like nothing.

Oh Heavens YES! We had 3 Call Ducks years ago and OMG! I'd clean their pool and in 2 hours it was as black as ever. And let's not mention the smell...

 

[Relleoms]

Just think of all that poop as awesome fertilizer for your compost pile!!! My 6 week old little girls roosted for the first time last night with the big girls-that should make overnight poop clean up sooooo much easier!