Please Help!! Anyone? Hen not pooping at all. Not broody

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Hen has not pooped for the past day! She's not broody either. She's eating less but still drinks a lot. Very active in the morning.

For the past few days she's been shaking her head frequently if that has anything to do with it. Currently, it's night and she's sleeping. She sometimes shivers and puffs up her feathers. She's also been losing several feathers recently. (not moulting)

What could be the reason? Where is all the food and water going?

Update- a day later she pooped a small amount of green mushy poop. That's it so far.
 
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A week or two ago but she's nearly 4 so she rarely lays them
Please check crop condition first thing in the morning before she eats or drinks, maybe right now too just for comparison.

Is it squishy, hard, flat, empty, full? We are checking for impacted or sour crop here.

Is her bumm clear.. no pasty butt plugging it?

How does her abdomen feel.. it is like other chickens.. or swollen or squishy at all?

Sounds like it could be aging issues with possible organ failure.. but let's not jump to that conclusion without further analysis.

What is her standard feed routine including treats and supplement?

I would NOT do the bath UNLESS you suspect egg binding. Epsom salt is found at all stores, maybe in the pharmacy department.. the magnesium absorbs through the skin to support the muscles to push the egg out.

Don't follow every advice you get.. find out why it's being recommended and then decide if it makes sense to you.

If she was egg bound, she's be in the lay box not on roost.

Aging conditions are things like Egg yolk peritonitis, salpingitis, liver failure, ascites (water belly) and more. Check for the crop and belly.

Feather loss.. parasites?? nutrition?? picking by other flock members? What is the location of the feather loss? Is the skin angry red or light pink?

Hope you get some answers and she recovers quickly! :fl
 
Please check crop condition first thing in the morning before she eats or drinks, maybe right now too just for comparison.

Is it squishy, hard, flat, empty, full? We are checking for impacted or sour crop here.

Is her bumm clear.. no pasty butt plugging it?

How does her abdomen feel.. it is like other chickens.. or swollen or squishy at all?

Sounds like it could be aging issues with possible organ failure.. but let's not jump to that conclusion without further analysis.

What is her standard feed routine including treats and supplement?

I would NOT do the bath UNLESS you suspect egg binding. Epsom salt is found at all stores, maybe in the pharmacy department.. the magnesium absorbs through the skin to support the muscles to push the egg out.

Don't follow every advice you get.. find out why it's being recommended and then decide if it makes sense to you.

If she was egg bound, she's be in the lay box not on roost.

Aging conditions are things like Egg yolk peritonitis, salpingitis, liver failure, ascites (water belly) and more. Check for the crop and belly.

Feather loss.. parasites?? nutrition?? picking by other flock members? What is the location of the feather loss? Is the skin angry red or light pink?

Hope you get some answers and she recovers quickly! :fl
Crop feels normal, mostly empty enough. Not sure where exactly the abdomen is but she looks normal. We give her bird pellets daily with the occasional rice/tomato/yogurt/ vitamin supplements. We've given her that since birth though.

She's on the perch rn. Feather loss location is mostly tail or wing feathers. She lives alone so not bullying. Skin normal. She even ate a lot right now.
 
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Please check crop condition first thing in the morning before she eats or drinks, maybe right now too just for comparison.

Is it squishy, hard, flat, empty, full? We are checking for impacted or sour crop here.

Is her bumm clear.. no pasty butt plugging it?

How does her abdomen feel.. it is like other chickens.. or swollen or squishy at all?

Sounds like it could be aging issues with possible organ failure.. but let's not jump to that conclusion without further analysis.

What is her standard feed routine including treats and supplement?

I would NOT do the bath UNLESS you suspect egg binding. Epsom salt is found at all stores, maybe in the pharmacy department.. the magnesium absorbs through the skin to support the muscles to push the egg out.

Don't follow every advice you get.. find out why it's being recommended and then decide if it makes sense to you.

If she was egg bound, she's be in the lay box not on roost.

Aging conditions are things like Egg yolk peritonitis, salpingitis, liver failure, ascites (water belly) and more. Check for the crop and belly.

Feather loss.. parasites?? nutrition?? picking by other flock members? What is the location of the feather loss? Is the skin angry red or light pink?

Hope you get some answers and she recovers quickly! :fl
Solid advice 👍
 

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