probably a really stoopid question,

[lynda66]

but do chickens wee??

[FionaH]

Must do surely? or they would go POP!

[lynda66]

well i was expecting the bedding to get wet, but other than a bit of moisture round their poop, which dries really quickly, there doesn't seem to be any wet patches, considering the amount of water they drink

[janeyo]

Their wee and poo come out as one. They only have one vent - for eggs, poo and wee.

janeyo

[digthatchick]

There's yer answer - it comes out of the same place. Same as adult hens wee and poop are mixed together.

[Bephlam]

Their urine and poop is all deposited as one blob from a single opening called the cloaca (or 'vent'), which serves both urinary, digestive, and reproductive functions.

Chickens have no urinary bladder. They have no need for a urinary bladder to temporarily store urine like we do, because their urine is not in a liquid form. Their ureters empty directly into the cloaca and the urates are deposited as a white paste that caps the poo.

[digthatchick]

Beat me to it Janey - Hi

[lynda66]

actually that's pretty gross,

but i guess that answers that then lol, thanks, i wasn't worried.... honest ..... just seems strange that the bedding is so dry, when they have been in there for a week, and no smell either

[Two_Sheds]

Their wee and poo come out as one. They only have one vent - for eggs, poo and wee.

And it's called a cloaca.

If you look at the poo, the white bit is wee and the darker bit is number two.

* just scrolled up to see Bephlam beat me to it

[Snadger]

Strangely enough...........I've been collecting the chicken poo from my coop in barrels for composting and even though there's plenty of 'white' or wee = ammonia, it aint heating up or stinking?

[Hilary B]

Strangely enough...........I've been collecting the chicken poo from my coop in barrels for composting and even though there's plenty of 'white' or wee = ammonia, it aint heating up or stinking?

The reactions that cause the smell etc only happen when it is wet enough (and warm enough)