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Makes sense :thumbsup Treat what you know is wrong, and see how much else gets better too. Then you'll be in a better position to figure out what else (if anything) you're dealing with.

What you are currently doing sounds good :) So it's likely that not-eating was at least part of his problem. (Not saying that hunger was the only issue, just that it can make anything else worse.)

Some kinds of heart problems can get better, some can not. Since you have said there is no vet available, I would just try to get him well-fed, make sure he does not have coccidiosis or worm troubles, and see if he gets better on his own. (Even a vet might not be able to DO much about heart...

Scrambled eggs are a good choice for any chicken. If it will be a few days until you can get another kind of food, then whatever complete chicken food you have (even layer food) is probably the best thing for him during those few days. If you are going to buy a special food for him, chick...

Layer feed is meant to have the right amount of calcium for a hen that is laying eggs, which is more than other chickens need. In other respects, layer feed is not much different than most other chicken feeds. It's pretty well proven that "too much" calcium for "too long" can cause health...

In a healthy chicken, the crop is empty when they first wake up in the morning. Then they start eating, and the crop has some food in it all day long. Just before bedtime they usually stuff their crop as full as it can be, so they can be digesting that food during the night. But if the crop is...