Hen tipping forward while trying to poop, what is wrong. Is she constipated?

[PoppySeedy]

What's her diet?

Layers pellets, corn and mealworms for snacks, and varied fruits and vegetables for snacks, dandelion leaves for snacks too, they have oyster shell available in the run too

 

[nuthatched]

Layers pellets, corn and mealworms for snacks, and varied fruits and vegetables for snacks, dandelion leaves for snacks too, they have oyster shell available in the run too

How often does she get snacks like the corn etc? Does she have access to grit?
If shes running hot, She may have an infection somewhere.

 

[PoppySeedy]

How often does she get snacks like the corn etc? Does she have access to grit?
If shes running hot, She may have an infection somewhere.

Basically every day, our hens peck eachother so we try to give them distractions

 

[PoppySeedy]

Basically every day, our hens peck eachother so we try to give them distractions

And yes she does have access to grit, I don't think my hens bother to eat it tho

 

[nuthatched]

Basically every day, our hens peck eachother so we try to give them distractions

Pecking can be solved by a higher protein feed, a bigger space, a cluttered run, things to do etc. A diet like that causes nutrition deficiency and makes them fat. Fat doesn't accumulate so much on the outside of a bird, but inside around the heart and organs, too much makes laying very hard and causes organ failure.
Switch to a higher protein feed, cut out all the treats and maybe post pictures of your coop in the run section so others can give you advice on improvement.

 

[TropicalChickies]

Okay that's understandable, the link didn't work though

https://www.backyardchickens.com/ar...w-to-know-which-one-youre-dealing-with.73607/


This one seems to work. It's good information to have on hand

 

[PoppySeedy]

Pecking can be solved by a higher protein feed, a bigger space, a cluttered run, things to do etc. A diet like that causes nutrition deficiency and makes them fat. Fat doesn't accumulate so much on the outside of a bird, but inside around the heart and organs, too much makes laying very hard and causes organ failure.
Switch to a higher protein feed, cut out all the treats and maybe post pictures of your coop in the run section so others can give you advice on improvement.

Okay we'll try and find a higher protein feed and cut out treats, and we are planning to make our run a lot bigger but the coop size is for 8 hens and we have 4.

 

[TropicalChickies]

Okay we'll try and find a higher protein feed and cut out treats, and we are planning to make our run a lot bigger but the coop size is for 8 hens and we have 4.

I agree with nuthatched. Too many treats can cause a lot of health complications, especially high calorie dry grains like cracked corn. Cutting those things out will save you a lot of headache and grief.

 

[Chicken poppy]

About 4-5

4-5 what? Months, weeks, days, years?

Edit, i see the post now so i’m assuming it’s months/years.

 

[nuthatched]

Okay we'll try and find a higher protein feed and cut out treats, and we are planning to make our run a lot bigger but the coop size is for 8 hens and we have 4.

How big is the coop? Is it a prefab? Prefab makes lie about capacity.