constipated chicken

Not sure what happened but I noticed my rooster’s been having trouble pooping. At first I thought he was constipated or he had matted feathers and we’re at fluffy butt time of the year so I couldn’t see (my chickens are friendly with me but not enough to let me pick them up). He pecks at the...

Hello lovely chicken friends! My EE, Beatrix, has been a bit off the past few days. Here’s the story: 1.) Found her in the nesting box Friday evening (not like her to be in there). I sensed something was off, but couldn’t pinpoint it. She has laid soft eggs in the past, and my RIR, Eloise...

Hello, All! OK. Background first: I have a flock of 9 15 month hold hens. 2 Buff Orpingtons; 2 RIR's; 2 Barnvelders, 1 Lavender Orpington; 1 Production Blue; 1 Americauna. I got them all at the same local feed store on Valentine's Day, 2020. I feed them Farmer's Best layer's pellets, freely...

One of my roosters has been very sick the past few days. He's about 6 years old so I dont think its an old age thing. I first noticed his odd sickly behavior 3 days ago. He wouldnt eat much and he was staying away from most of the chickens in the pen. The day after that I immediately knew...

This is the first time my family has raised chicks, my father has raised them before but we don’t know what to do about this one chick. She is a Silver Polish, the only one of our group of chicks but it doesn’t seem like the other chicks have picked on her at all, she is also smaller than the...

Hello, My hen, jet, is sick. She has been a bit sick for the past few weeks and I have been keeping an eye on her. Yesterday we brought her into our old laundry, because she is getting worse. It has towels, food and water, a heater to keep it warm, a steamer/humidifier and the fan is going for...