Maggots in poop?

[corinnep27]

I have 5 in quarantine right now as they are new. They've been there for 4 weeks. Honestly their area is too small but it's the best we could do. I was cleaning out the coop today and scooped some poop and realized it was squirming... Vom. At first I freaked thinking it was worms. The more I thought about it I think it was maggots. There are tons of flies of course.

Is it typical to have maggots crawling in and out of fresh poop? I haven't ever really analyzed a maggot, but they were small rice sized maybe, and white with tiny legs. I want to be sick just thinking of it....

I'm New.....

 

[DianaMallory]

I didn't know maggots had legs? I have never had maggots around my coop either! Maybe you should post this in emergency forum! ugg made my stomach churn just reading this! Good Luck!

 

[aart]

Yes, it is totally normal to have maggots in poop...I have started cleaning the roost board off more often to avoid that scenario.

 

[ChickenPox]

I get maggots all the time. My brooders are raised with wire bottoms (outside) and I only scrape them out once a month or so. Normal. And the birds like to eat them, lol!