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  1. ShaylaJ

    Hen with sudden alarming weight loss

    Thank you for your input! if it is cancer what can I do about that, or is it just something I have to make her as comfortable as I can with until she passes? I fed her some food that I turned into a mash with water like you said but she didn't eat much of that but she did eat some raw egg I gave...
  2. ShaylaJ

    Hen with sudden alarming weight loss

    Her beak and throat look normal. It doesn't seem like their is an odor from her crop and I don't think it is something like sour crop because her crop is not bulging out or anything. Her poops are very runny and white so I think she has only been drinking water and hardly any food. I don't...
  3. ShaylaJ

    Hen with sudden alarming weight loss

    I looked in her beak and down her throat and everything looks normal
  4. ShaylaJ

    Hen with sudden alarming weight loss

    Ok I will go out and look now. I'm not sure if it empties at night because I am having trouble finding her crop at all. I'll try and keep a close eye on it though.
  5. ShaylaJ

    Hen with sudden alarming weight loss

    The others don't stop her from eating, she is at the top of the pecking order so doesn't get pecked away and she has access to food. Yesterday I tried feeding her scratch and food by hand but she would just peck the pieces and then drop them.
  6. ShaylaJ

    Hen with sudden alarming weight loss

    No I do not think so. We have this powder stuff that is supposed to help with things like that which is mixed into their food but we have never dewormed her. Do you think it is worms? What signs and symptoms should I be looking for?
  7. ShaylaJ

    Hen with sudden alarming weight loss

    Hello! I have a hen (named Connie) that is at least three years old but I'm not entirely sure how old she is. I have noticed that she is alarmingly skinny. I'm not sure why she is like this, I was thinking maybe old age but I don't have enough experience to be sure. She does not have any other...
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