What is stressing my hen?

[Quouar]

Ah! Sorry! She has this food: https://www.chewy.com/kalmbach-feeds-all-natural-henhouse/dp/244696

Usually, she likes it a lot, and the other hen loves it.

 

[Quouar]

Here is a picture of her as well.

 

[aart]

Ah! Sorry! She has this food: https://www.chewy.com/kalmbach-feeds-all-natural-henhouse/dp/244696

Usually, she likes it a lot, and the other hen loves it.

Looks like cracked grains?
Those kind of feeds can allow them to pick and choose, and also the fines(vitamins/minerals/amino acids) sift down to the bottom of bag and feeder and don't get ingested. Good to soak or ferment them.


When I have a bird that is acting 'off' I isolate bird in a wire cage within the coop for a day or two....so I can closely monitor their intake of food and water, crop function(checking at night and in morning before providing more feed), and their poops. Feel their abdomen, from below vent to between legs, for squishy or hard swelling. Check for external parasites or any other abnormalities.

Best to put crate right in coop or run so bird is still 'with' the flock.
I like to use a fold-able wire dog crate (24"L x 18"W x 21"H) with smaller mesh(1x2) on bottom of crate under tray.
Then you can put tray underneath crate to better observe droppings without it being stepped in. If smaller mesh is carefully installed, tray can still be used inside crate.