chicken rarely pooping

JammyWammy

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May 29, 2023
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it's been a whole day and a chicken i have is barely pooping at all. it would do the movement that chickens do when they do it, like when they raise their wings a bit and extend their neck momentarily, but then nothing would come out
it sleeps in a high place so the feces fall to the ground and i can check them in the morning, which i did today (currently 11am here) and i noticed that this one hen mightve not pooped at all, or maybe just pooped once and that's it
the problem is that it's not being lethargic, it's eating and drinking well, and not making a lot of noise either so im thinking that maybe she's pooping when im not looking, so i honestly don't know
the chicken is around 3 months old and appears to be a hen
 
If she is eating, drinking, and acting like a chicken should...I wouldnt worry about it.
If you wish, give her some apple sauce to eat or you can mix it in her feed. Apple sauce acts as a mild laxative in chickens.
Wait a few days and let us know if she's pooping normally. If not, there are other sure fire remedies that'll get her innards moving.
 
If she is eating, drinking, and acting like a chicken should...I wouldnt worry about it.
If you wish, give her some apple sauce to eat or you can mix it in her feed. Apple sauce acts as a mild laxative in chickens.
Wait a few days and let us know if she's pooping normally. If not, there are other sure fire remedies that'll get her innards moving.
Alright, thank you!
 
Put her in a dog crate lined with paper towels for a few hours with food and water. That way you can determine how much poop she is making.
 

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