sticky and smelly black poop?

[Eel Noob]

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I have always wonder why do chickens sometime poop the sticky black poop that is very stinky? It is what they ate or a way to deter predator?

 

[TurtlePowerTrav]

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I have always wonder why do chickens sometime poop the sticky black poop that is very stinky? It is what they ate or a way to deter predator?

I think they all smell bad, but my chickens have darker to black poo after picking the blackberry bushes clean.

 

[Eel Noob]

I think they all smell bad, but my chickens have darker to black poo after picking the blackberry bushes clean.

Most of the poop I see from mines are firm in shape, green and white in color and doesn't even smell half as bad as the black sticky poop.

 

[TurtlePowerTrav]

Most of the poop I see from my are firm in shape and green and white in color and doesn't even smell half as bad as the black sticky poop.

I think it changes color depending on diet and stresses. Not positive though, just what I have observed in my own small flock.

 

[silkiechicken]

Are you talking about cecal poop?

 

[Eel Noob]

Are you talking about cecal poop?

Thanks

So that's what they're called. I have always wonder why those type of poop were so smelly.

 

[Flock Leader]

I think it depends on what they eat? It's really frustrating, because I want to feed vegetable and fruit scraps to my chickens, who love that sort of thing (especially watermelon rind) but as soon as they eat that, their poop becomes liquid and smelly. They free-range so it's really annoying when they go and poop all over the deck LOL, if it's dry poop I can simply sweep it away but runny poop makes a huge mess.

 

[Red Barn Farms]

Here is the tried and trusted page for info on poo!

Poo. The Chicken Keeper's Guide

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

 

[20andy19]

Hi sorry to resurrect a old topic.

My broody hen who has just hatched quite a few chicks has been having very large charcoal black poops which are very very smelly, smells like horse poop, just checking if this is normal? She hasnt been eating berries or anything like that shes just on chick crumble. The poop is so smelly thought!