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Sure, you can clip them, but why don't you wait until the urgent issues are resolved, especially if handling stresses her. I'd handle her just enough to accomplish the immediate necessities.

I agree - NO MILK. I would still be reluctant to give any food (including yogurt) by syringe, but if others have had success with that, maybe I'm wrong. One thing about that, though: you run the risk of causing aspiration pneuminia. That's when stuff goes down the wrong tube - down the...

I wouldn't add the yogurt. Just my bias, but I'm inclined to treat a chicken with diarrhea just like you would a person. Let the GI tract rest. Give water with electrolytes, by force (dipping beak should be enough), if necessary. Add a pinch of sugar to the water as she perks up. Sugar is...

Shannon, just reread your last post. Bumping into things is worrisome - might suggest something neurologic. Really time for the vet if you are set on saving her. If you don't take her to the vet and things don't improve very soon, you might get some of that electrolyte containing powder that...

Yes, if you really want to put that much into it, it's time for a visit with the vet. If you cannot do that, then just continue supportive care: keeping her hydrated, especially, and fed, if she is willing to eat. Water is most important. While I wouldn't force-feed (if it's a...

I would like to comment on your original problem. Whenever a hen is spending a lot of time in a nestbox or some other small dark place, she is probably broody, sick, or afraid of one of the other chickens. In any of those 3 cases, I make sure to remove her at least once a day, hand feed her a...