my hen is acting better. she still cannot walk but is holding her head up more. I have been giving her water in a cup and forcing her to eat by putting food in her mouth. I am feeding her medicated chicken starter in water. I know I am not feeding her enough but at least is some. she has access...
to Fred's hens, I did not notice her walking funny,
update: I talked with a vet, he thinks it is worms. I forced her to eat something, gave her some water, which had worm medicine in it, and washed her lower stomach. she had some poop stuck to her back end which I washed off. I also moved her...
I gave her some more water this morning. I had apple cider vinegar in it(1 tablespoon). she still will not eat, I tried mealworms also. she will not walk. I looked at her stomach, holding her upside down, and she has no feathers there and it is not swollen, looks limp like it is empty. I put her...
she doesn't appear to be swollen. I gently mashed on her lower parts and it felt soft so I don't think she is eggbound. I have not wormed her, I have something for roundworms but have not used yet. maybe I need to? How do I tell if she has mites or lice? I have not tried her to see if she would...
I noticed my red star hen was not out today. I have four chickens in a chicken tractor and she is one of them. I checked she was in the coop part. she has not come down all day. I took her out late this afternoon and noticed she acted like she had no energy and she had dark places on her comb. I...