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MyFamilyAndOtherAnimals1 · 10/05/2019 15:43

I have two little* bantams - they're Pekins.
Recently, they've started pooping poos which are humongous - I mean, they must be the same size as dog poops (well, perhaps cat poops).

Is there something wrong with them? - they seem perfectly healthy otherwise...?

*they may be relatively small bundles of feathers, but they are fat (I think? Not sure how to tell if a chicken is fat, but they certainly weigh much more than my parents rambling assortment of chickens used to weigh) - I kept treating them to peanut butter and flapjack over the winter, which they just gulped down (gannets). But I've not given them any treats for the last couple of months so that's not the reason for the big shits...

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Postmissposte · 11/05/2019 15:13

Big poop is a symptom of broodiness, especially if smelly. Are they sitting on the nest a lot?

MyFamilyAndOtherAnimals1 · 11/05/2019 18:18

One of them is broody, yes... I didn't realise that that would change their poo size?!

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