A free-feed dining option is the best and most common in backyard flocks, one in which chickens eat in small increments at their leisure throughout the day. Chickens have a unique digestive system that can accommodate only a small amount of food at a time in their crops.
If you have trouble with your bowel movements for more than two weeks, you should see your doctor. He or she may ask for these tests to find the cause of your constipation: 1  Blood tests to check on hormone levels. 2  Barium studies to look for any blockages in your colon.
Just because you don't have a bowel movement every day doesn't mean you're constipated. Some people have a bowel movement two to three times a day, others every three days. If you go for more than three days without one, however, your stool may harden, making it more difficult to eliminate. In rare cases, new or progressively worse constipation may be a symptom of another, more serious problem, such as colorectal cancer or medication toxicity.