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Make sure it's either cooked rice or grind it up into a powder and then mix with warm water. I did that for my baby chicks when we had pasty butt issues. I ground oatmeal and a bit of rice, mixed with warm water, and served. For your venerable lady, I would put a blob of yoghurt on top but maybe...

Ditto on the yogurt and oatmeal, especially if you warm the oatmeal in a little water first. Never saw any chicken turn that down and it will help build the probiotics in her digestive system.

Syringe feeding is pretty stressful and there's always the danger of the chicken aspirating. I've recently started feeding my flock fermented feed which they love. I would try tempting with irresistible food before syringe feeding..

You might try giving her a half of a baby aspirin. I have an Orpington who sprained a foot. I planned to isolate her for a week but only at night so she could rest her foot and not fight for roost space. I made a "nest" of curled brown paper and old towels and let her sleep in the box, then gave...