[02rlgudgin]

Hi there, just have a quick question about chicken poo. i know wot a healthy chicken poo shud be like but a few of my hens have soft orangy poos which as u can imagine wudnt be very pleasant for them, i feed them on layer pellets then wotever they find on the allotment like bugs nd weeds, anyone have any advice?

[cluckingmad]

A couple of my chooks had a similar thing.  They had them before they began to lay.  I wormed them with flubenvet, put some cider vinegar once a week in their water.  Shortly after this they began to lay and I've had no orangy poo since.  Not sure if its a coincidence or wot :?   An eggspert will probably be along shortly to offer more advice

[Aunt Sally]

I have studied chicken poo at great length...  and it is still a complete mystery to me  :roll:

Is the faeces orange all through or does it have orange bits in ?

Orange all the way through - no idea,  but could be diet

Orang pieces in - bits of digestive tract sloughed off, not unusual, not a problem.

Have you wormed them regularly ?

You could try adding a probiotic to their water.  eg. Poultry Magic or Avipro

[02rlgudgin]

we havent wormed them yet for about 6 months so i guess its round about time to do it again, we'll try a few things lyk the probiotic thingy nd see wot happens thanks for the help

[Aunt Sally]

With thre size of flock you have I thonk you sould be worming every 3 months.  

Flubenvet is best for this as the "natural" product wormers don't treat gape worm flubenvet does.  Add to their feed at the rate of about 1/4 teasp per kilo of feed.  Feed for 7 consecutive days days.