Anorexic hen

[swtangel321]

Hope she gets better soon !!!! Any pics of her ???

 

[speckledhen]

Is she laying right now? Those symptoms you described were what three hens of mine had...all three were internal layers. The egg material had been building up in the oviduct for months.

 

[sammi]

glad she's doing better..but she's not out of the woods yet..still needs TLC and extra nutrition.

make up this mixture..layer feed, water cooked oatmeal, cooked chopped egg yolk, and plain active culture yogurt.

give the Poly-vi-sol as jjthink suggested..
and/or get some poultry vitamins.
Poly-vi-sol is usually available at any pharmacy..even some grocery stores..and Walmart in the pharmacy vitamin section.
very handy to have on hand.

the parrot food is a good idea also..
as is cooked egg.

separate her from the others first thing in the morning if possible..so she can eat the yogurt mix..
give a couple tablespoons 3 times a day if possible..at least twice.
for a week...
along with some usual layer feed and water.
then try and make it up for her a few times a week to help get some weight on her.
separating her while she eats is so she doesn't have to compete for food while she recovers, and so you can observe her eating.

keep an eye on the droppings.

no sugar, no rice, very limited scratch.