Normal behavior for molting and poop?

[Ry123]

Hi everyone my Easter egger is going through a tough molt. Her crop has been slow at emptying and her poop has been coming out like this:

I don't know if this is normal for molting hens. Her crop hasn't been emptying completely. She has stopped laying eggs and is still shedding feathers. Is this kind of poop normal? I shocked her and she has no egg inside and is laying in her empty nest.

 

[ChicNmom]

That's not a normal poop. I have had a couple of hens that nearly stopped eating every fall while molting. But their crops were also quite flat and empty. Could you tempt her to eat some scrambled eggs or something else she likes that is protein based?

She won't lay eggs while molting.

How old is she?

 

[Ry123]

That's not a normal poop. I have had a couple of hens that nearly stopped eating every fall while molting. But their crops were also quite flat and empty. Could you tempt her to eat some scrambled eggs or something else she likes that is protein based?

She won't lay eggs while molting.

How old is she?

She's about 3 years old and still eats her treats.

 

[ChicNmom]

Are her treats protein based? She need more protein to grow feathers. A lot of people switch to a higher protein feed or Feather Fixer when their chickens go through a molt.

 

[Ry123]

Are her treats protein based? She need more protein to grow feathers. A lot of people switch to a higher protein feed or Feather Fixer when their chickens go through a molt.

Her treats are protein based. I'm going to go to tractor supply to change her feed to feather fixer feed. This is another photo of her poop

 

[Themellowyellows]

The last pic of poop looks normal, but offer her dried meal worms, or meal worms. Those are high in protein

 

[Ry123]

The last pic of poop looks normal, but offer her dried meal worms, or meal worms. Those are high in protein

Okay thank you! Is there any reason why she has been laying around instead of walking? Does she feel tired from her molt? Thank you for the help

 

[ChicNmom]

Okay thank you! Is there any reason why she has been laying around instead of walking? Does she feel tired from her molt? Thank you for the help

The last poop does look much better. Maybe a little green but still OK.
I think the molt takes a lot out of them. One of mine would have all her feathers fall out and she looked like some kind of pin cushion. All covered in spikey new feathers. She was miserable.

I've had others that were always off every year. But most of them shed and regrow feathers gradually and aside from feathers everywhere they act just like they always do.

 

[Ry123]

The last poop does look much better. Maybe a little green but still OK.
I think the molt takes a lot out of them. One of mine would have all her feathers fall out and she looked like some kind of pin cushion. All covered in spikey new feathers. She was miserable.

I've had others that were always off every year. But most of them shed and regrow feathers gradually and aside from feathers everywhere they act just like they always do.

okay, thank you and is the slow crop normal for them?

 

[ChicNmom]

okay, thank you and is the slow crop normal for them?

I have read people posting here that it can affect digestion. I've only had them not want to eat but crop function seemed normal. So no personal experience with that.