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I don't tube feed. Live mealworms, held for Chirk next to his beak until he did get hold of it, were what sustained him at his lowest. Fish and reptile shops often stock them. Sometimes it is kinder to let them go. I don't force a bird to eat, I just support one that wants to live to the best of...

That does sound a bit different, but I'm sure this was the case for Chirk too; his legs have always been strong, he just couldn't balance on them. His head has just hung down limp too at the worst times, but then the loss of balance would cause him to keel over. Your hen sounds very weak...

I don't know how long he'd been going down with it - noticed him stumble a few times but didn't make anything of it - before he was deposed as dominant roo on 5th June this year. First seen having a convulsion on the 18th June, and he was falling head over heels from that date. Found on his side...

I believe one of my roos has had this. See e.g. https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/shadrachs-ex-battery-and-rescued-chickens-thread.1502267/post-26968764 https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/shadrachs-ex-battery-and-rescued-chickens-thread.1502267/post-27013960...