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Livestock => Poultry & Waterfowl => Topic started by: Azzdodd on June 17, 2013, 03:34:02 pm

Title: Is this poo normal?
Post by: Azzdodd on June 17, 2013, 03:34:02 pm
I recently got 8 ex bats they are looking better 3 days after getting here there is still no eggs....they are in my garden at the moment with a hen house and they go in the garden all day but there poo's look like nuclear poo's picture attached
Title: Re: Is this poo normal?
Post by: nic99 on June 17, 2013, 05:55:06 pm
Yes, perfectly normal. Nothing to worry about as long as they doing more normal looking poos as well as these ones.
Title: Re: Is this poo normal?
Post by: chrismahon on June 18, 2013, 04:46:33 am
If you get too many of these it is an indicator of worms. But in your case Azzdodd it is perfectly normal and can increase with excitement; ex-Batts don't have worms as they haven't been outside.
Title: Re: Is this poo normal?
Post by: Azzdodd on June 18, 2013, 06:46:16 am
They were from a free range egg place....person I got them off said they were worked 11 days ago because he said the eggs are ok to eat now. Opened the coop this morning to find 2 dead ones :/
Title: Re: Is this poo normal?
Post by: chrismahon on June 18, 2013, 06:58:09 am
So it could be heavy worm burden then Azzdodd. Trouble is when you kill a lot of worms they give off enough toxins which can kill the hen. You will have to worm them anyway I think. Use Flubenvet, which you will find easiest to administer if you buy the 10Kg bag of Marriages premix.
Title: Re: Is this poo normal?
Post by: HelenVF on June 18, 2013, 09:10:28 am
or do a feacal egg count on them to see what you are dealing with?  I know Happy chicks are now offering the service.

I do my own, which comes in very handy when I am faced with something like that, because at least I know what I am looking for.  I recently did one on Dillon (goat) and found a lot of cocci in.  I then knew what he needed.

Helen