[Hannajane]

Newbie here and to chicken keeping. I noticed this morning when I let the girls out that one had a blooming poo. This post has been very helpful.......odd but helpful. I think I've identified it as an intestinal shed poo....how long will that last? Is it a once in a while thing or will it happen for a day at a time?? How many should I expect to see before I become alarmed?
Will keep an eye out for irregularities and hope to keep the girls happy & healthy!

[Sophia3775]

i have a poop question and trying to post a pic and cant seem to get the image on the post. any help on how to post the pic to the post?
 

[Aunt Sally]

This may help you, Sophia:

http://chat.allotment-garden.org/index.php?topic=19476.0

[Jojedi]

I had a hen sadly pass away with poop not shown in the pictures.. how do I forward them to help others.
This chart is excellent by the way thank you

[chooka]

The best and most understandable information on chook poo I've seen.  Thank you very much indeed

[Natalie Barratt]

Hello all, what a wonderful post! I work at the University of Leicester and my research is all about chicken gut health, so collecting and working with chicken poo is (unfortunately) a large part of this.
I actually have a project going on at the moment where I am going about collecting samples of faecal and caecal droppings from 'backyard'/allotment' hens. If anyone in the East Midlands has healthy hens and wants to let me have some of their poo (weird I know), that would be wonderful.  Thanks Natalie

[John]

New members are unable to use the PM system because of spammers joining and then misusing the forum but I've overridden that setting for you.

[snowdrops]

Hello all, what a wonderful post! I work at the University of Leicester and my research is all about chicken gut health, so collecting and working with chicken poo is (unfortunately) a large part of this.
I actually have a project going on at the moment where I am going about collecting samples of faecal and caecal droppings from 'backyard'/allotment' hens. If anyone in the East Midlands has healthy hens and wants to let me have some of their poo (weird I know), that would be wonderful.  Thanks Natalie

I love in Burbage & have 5 healthy chickens, you can have some of theirs if you like. How funny is it that we share the same surname, same spelling too!

[Natalie Barratt]

Thank you to everyone who took part in my study!  I have just go the sequencing data back. Now to make sense of it all!  Natalie

Hello all, what a wonderful post! I work at the University of Leicester and my research is all about chicken gut health, so collecting and working with chicken poo is (unfortunately) a large part of this.
I actually have a project going on at the moment where I am going about collecting samples of faecal and caecal droppings from 'backyard'/allotment' hens. If anyone in the East Midlands has healthy hens and wants to let me have some of their poo (weird I know), that would be wonderful.  Thanks Natalie

[A YM]

My stomach churning and they are pretty horrid; but I can't stop giggling!

[snowdrops]

Thank you to everyone who took part in my study!  I have just go the sequencing data back. Now to make sense of it all!  Natalie

Hello all, what a wonderful post! I work at the University of Leicester and my research is all about chicken gut health, so collecting and working with chicken poo is (unfortunately) a large part of this.
I actually have a project going on at the moment where I am going about collecting samples of faecal and caecal droppings from 'backyard'/allotment' hens. If anyone in the East Midlands has healthy hens and wants to let me have some of their poo (weird I know), that would be wonderful.  Thanks Natalie

Thanks for the feedback Natalie, it was lovely to meet you & we were happy to take part, I’ll let the others at the Allotment’s know.
Regards
Linda

[Sanna]

Thankyou it is helpful, but I am confused with mine, one of my 6months chicken looks sick as she is not normal and her crown is turning purple and poop is watery yellow white , please help I don’t want it to die.
Thanks
 
Update : my chicken died early morning the next day, its a second one I am loosing in 2 months, She had just started laying eggs this spring. I was so sad that it passed away, I had fever for a day. I have its poop pic of day before it died. Can anyone help me diagnosis what may have happened to her so I may be careful for the other hen.
not sure how to insert image here, the poop is pale yellow/whiteish