SmiYa0126
Free Ranging
Can you offer them cucumber or watermelon? They'll freak at first but then will try it and like itGood news first: Her fierce resistance has grown (but now I can barely get her to swallow even a DROP of medicine or water) and I'm still hoping that's a sign she eats and drinks when I'm not hovering nearby. I've seen her casually peck at food with her compatriots as well, although never very much, which is more than I was observing before.
Bad news: She is now obviously lagging behind in growth, as was suggested earlier, and her "pot belly" isn't improved. She's like a tiny little balloon almost in my hands, which becomes evident as I handle the other babies for comparison. She continues to complain regularly and cry until snuggled into the other chicks, at least until everyone goes to sleep.
Just staying the course for now.![]()