Poo Puzzle.

[Henwen]

]Hi, Can anyone tell me why my Silkie pullet/young cockerel is doing poos like this. Thankyou.

Okay, I did upload a pic but cannot find how to attach it to my post. Help! Poo.s are like tiny wee rabbit/sheep pellets.

 

[Jesseschickens]

after you upload the pic copy the thumb image and paste it in your post

 

[gritsar]

Due to a rash of spamming, new members can't upload pics right away. Sorry for the inconvenience.

This information may be helpful to you:

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

Warning! It's actual poo pics.

 

[HorseFeatherz NV]

I have sent you a pm with my email addy. If you can email the photo to me, I will post it for you.




Small hard poo - sound like not enough water in the diet. I have found that in the cold, birds often do not drink as much as they should. To help combat this, for my flock I soak their food (pellets or crumbles) in warm water before feeding - making a soup. All of my birds LOVE it.

 

[Captain Carrot]

Quote:
GAH

I so shouldn't have clicked, you even warned us. Next time i'll put my snack down before clicking poo pics again.

EDIT typo

 

[HorseFeatherz NV]

Ok, here is a picture of the poo in question - it is a small picture

 

[HorseFeatherz NV]

Have they been eating any dried peas or beans?


(do you have a goat and this is really goat poo?

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What about cherries? Could they be cherry pits?


Oh, gross warning for those with weak stomachs.









Have you poked at it - are the "pellets" hard or soft?

 

[Henwen]

Thankyou HorseFeatherz for adding my pic. They do drink plenty, I refill their water container 2times daily. They are inside, all have normal droppings except the above who I strongly suspect is the roo. They are all healthy bright and active. Droppings are passed with a little puddle of pee underneath, they are firm and moist and look about the size of whole lentils. They do get a small ration of greens daily otherwise normal chicken feed. I have never seen droppings like this from any hen before and while I am sure of the health, would love to know why it is happening.No dried peas or beans and no goat either.They also have a mash once a week or so.

 

[Tartannik]

I would be really interested to find out what exactly is wrong with this chicken, that isn't nice poo lol!!