chicken has given up on life.

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Today she has a friend because these two are so close I don't even know what to say, and if Warf is going to be leaving this world I think she better spend her last days with her best friend.

and also if she lives then she will have her best friend to help her through anything.
 
What I'm gleaning from post #10 is that the bird had never been fed a complete chicken feed. If this is true, a possibility is any of a long list of nutritional deficiencies.
As was said, there are so many different things that could cause the symptoms you report.
A dog vet isn't your best course of action unless you can find a good avian vet with poultry experience.
If the bird hasn't eaten in that long, it is dying.
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Okay. Update!!! Warf escaped from her ummm... Cage tent thing. But I found her trying to eat grass!!! (I don't know why she didn't eat the grass in her cage tent thing... But oh well.) I gave her and her BFF some apple pieces and she tried to eat that also, but she couldn't so I gave her smaller pieces, and she also drank about 30 ML of water and she looked more perky. however her other eye is now going cloudy so I am worried about that.

this is the first time in a week she has tried eating by herself!
 
When a chicken is this sick getting them to eat anything can be a challenge. Apple has many good properties and so does grass. Both will do her good and animals instinctively know where to find nutrients or trace elements that they need so I would continue to give her some grated apple if she will eat it and also access to grass. Ensure she has a source of grit. Certainly, ensure that she also has access to formulated chicken feed and I would suggest that a mash made with chick crumb and water with some scrambled egg or grated apple or apple pure mixed into it may encourage her to keep eating.
 
I gave her and her BFF some apple pieces and she tried to eat that also, but she couldn't so I gave her smaller pieces, and she also drank about 30 ML of water and she looked more perky.
That's awesome that she is showing improvement. Apple is crap as far as I'm concerned and is ONLY a treat. She needs amino acids and protein.

Listen, GET her some scrambled egg! It's easy to digest, highly palatable, and loaded with nutrients... Or use some nutri drench.

Chickens can eat like you've described and not show nutrient deficit, until it becomes serious. Now it may NOT be your main source of issue here... but getting some better quality nutrition WILL help her!

The issue with "grains" that makes it different from a formulated chicken ration... is that a ration has the important vitamins, minerals, and amino acids added in. Where as simple grains are mostly devoid of that stuff and usually much lower in protein. I understand.. maybe your forage is better than some others... but this isn't the time to mess around. Not saying you did something wrong or caused this... but if you want her BEST chance to recover... takes some advice and UP her nutrition. :fl
 
Apple has a high water content to keep her hydrated and fructose which will give her an energy boost and pectin which has lots of health benefits and lots of other trace elements and vitamins and if it encourages them to keep eating then that in itself is a huge bonus. I am not saying to solely feed her apple but it can be a beneficial treat for a sick bird, just like we take fruit in to someone in hospital.
 

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