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    Sick hen- not eating but drinking a lot, lethargic.

    Try some food she likes mixed with natural yoghurt, if she wont eat it use a shringe but be careful you dont force it into her lungs. It has worked a few of my chicks, could be sour crop but I'm no expert none the less worth a try.
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    Sick hen- not eating but drinking a lot, lethargic.

    I have had over the years similar issues with my chicks, drinking excessive amounts of water and becoming weaker until they stop eating and drinking. The first few I took the vets who prescribed antibiotics but days later they were died. I have now resorted to mixing cereal, (bran flakes, corn...
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