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She ate some black oil sunflower seeds. Last poop was not just water--more like green pea soup. Depending on how she looks in the AM we may call the avian vet. She works only certain days of the week and since it is right before the holidays I'm afraid she won't be available. I'm still hoping...

Duramycin-10, Tetracycline hydrochloride soluble powder....He says a very small amount. I'm wondering if we should take her to an avian vet who has treated my 18 year old cockatiel. With the holidays and poor Pepper's condition, things are kind of hectic here. I just found out that I...

Forgot to mention that I have checked her for mites, etc. and found nothing indicating that kind of problem. I noticed that she seems to be getting new feathers all over her body, though her head may have started the process earlier. So, I guess that means she is definitely having a "hard molt".

She still looks pitiful. I was able to get her to eat around 1/2 cup of moistened "Flock Raiser" crumbles which my husband was told at the store would be good for chickens in molt. It has 20% protein. She is still hunched over most of the time, but I've gotten her out of the carrier/crate we...

We'll get vitamins to add to water. Thanks for the suggestion.

I'll try to post a picture in the morning. I kept her inside until late afternoon since the temperature dropped almost 30 degrees in the last 24 hours. When I put her out with the flock she still seemed very listless and just crouched under a chair against the fence. I went out later and she...

My Barred Rock hen has molted with no problems in the past. This time seems much worse. She is hunched over and I'm worried that she is actually ill. She has eaten scrambled eggs I've hand fed her, she seems to have food in her crop and I've seen a normal poop, but her posture and general...