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    Hen won't eat pellets, now really skinny

    Actually it's duck starter that I had so I gave her that. She ate some dry which was a good start. I added water and she ate a bit more, but not as enthusiastically as weetabix. I'll try her again in a few hours. Interestingly, when she's in sunshine her comb goes back to red... Perhaps it goes...
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    Hen won't eat pellets, now really skinny

    I'll try and take a better photo in the morning
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    Hen won't eat pellets, now really skinny

    Here's a photo I took a few days ago of her polishing off her weetabix... By the way, her comb has always been droopy like that, but it has turned an odd purplish colour.
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    Hen won't eat pellets, now really skinny

    I like the idea of the soupy pellets, I'll try in the morning. I don't have nutri drench (not sure it's available here?) But I have poultry spice so I'll add a bit of that and see. I have some growers pellets, should I give her that? Perhaps the layers pellets are not good for her while she's...
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    Hen won't eat pellets, now really skinny

    I give them oyster shells, they don't touch the grit so I stopped giving it.
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    Hen won't eat pellets, now really skinny

    Hi everyone, I have an exchequer leghorn hen who is 3 years old. She's always been fed on layers pellets, but recently has stopped eating them. I didn't notice at first because she still eats the treats that we occasionally give them. When I saw her looking a bit lethargic I wormed all the hens...
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