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I have noticed that my two Zebs from when we got them till about 8 days ago they have changed in the pooo department, before they used to do the thing often and it was runny and now this past week and a bit they don't go much anymore, they do but 90% less, is this because of the medicine and egg stuff or because they have now been on the nest more?

CHIRP -- That's going to be mostly due to sitting on the nest. When they're nesting, they tend to do really big poops, as they "hold it."

Also, it sounds like they had diarrhea?
If you treated them for it, that would also account for the less frequent poopies.
I don't mean to be graphic, but when you're system is upset, you tend to "go" much more often. The same happens with birds.
(Which makes sense when you figure that diarrhea occurs because the matter moves through the body faster as a result of upset and inflammation, so the body absorbs less water. The result? Diarrhea.)

I notice she makes a BIG POOOOOO now. But she is on 5 eggs.....

CHIRP -- Yep, that'll do it!

In fact, that's how I can tell when they've started sitting in ernest! The big poopies!

Yes, they hold it while they're sitting and then deposit large poo all at once. It's more economical that way. Kidding really...but it's also true! She doesn't want to leave the nest much. And what Mia said about the upset stomach could have been a previous issue.