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How long have you had her, and has she ever laid for you? Are you in the US? You may want to try worming her. In the US, you can get SafeGuard or Panacur horse paste. Dosage for a silkie would be 1/4 ml per pound of weight and repeat in 10 days. Valbazen is also good to use instead. Her poops...

Just have the grit available if she needs it. Is it granite poultry grit? With her tail down, she could be suffering from a reproductive disorder. How long since she has laid an egg?

Yes, they tend to like to eat mushy chicken feed in a bowl, and just make new every day. Even dying chickens I have had will eat cooked egg. But the feed is good to get her eating normally.

How does her crop feel—empty, full, firm, or puffy? Can you try offering her some wet runny chicken feed mixed with water, and some chopped egg or tuna if her crop feels normal?

Is she limping? How old is she? Can you insert a finger up to 2 inches inside her vent to check for a stuck egg? If she is older or has she been laying normal eggs? I would not cut her toe off, especially since you don’t know if the toe is just deformed or broken, or even if that is causing her...