About a month ago now my boyfriend's grandmother surprised him with a beautiful grey polish hen and what I believe to be a black dutch bantam hen to give to me as a gift, knowing i was rather upset about losing my only chicken not too long before. It was sweet but now I'm honestly wishing they stayed where they should have, their old home. I did NOT expect them to be this afraid of me upon opening the box and the bantam even escaped to under my shed for a whole night when they were first brought in my yard and I couldn't get her out until the next day (talk about a heart attack). Now knowing how scared they were, I saw on here it could take up to two weeks for them to adjust to their settings and gave them space. Four weeks later they still will absolutely not touch pellets and will only munch on some half boiled oats and the occasional scrambled egg or lunch meat scraps (I know it's not a great meal, but I just need them to eat SOMETHING
) I've tried so many things! The previous owner only fed them scraps and the only time he interacted with them was to collect eggs. One day when it got very hot I gave them some water with an electrolyte mix I got at the tractor supply store and they seemed like they felt better, but still depressed. Now the Polish hens comb is turning grey and her face is losing it's vibrant pink color and the bantams comb is falling over, and they're starting to not eat the food I put out. They don't seem ill but I can't be sure because they get so stressed when I'm in their coop to change water or collect the occasional egg, so it's near difficult to observe! I feel terrible, if I can't care for them I'll have to re-home them somehow and I'm worried about them ending up in a place where they'll be killed when they're no longer useful or if they can't ever tolerate people. Ive had chickens since I was young and have never had this issue. Anyone have a similar problem or maybe know how to help? 
) I've tried so many things! The previous owner only fed them scraps and the only time he interacted with them was to collect eggs. One day when it got very hot I gave them some water with an electrolyte mix I got at the tractor supply store and they seemed like they felt better, but still depressed. Now the Polish hens comb is turning grey and her face is losing it's vibrant pink color and the bantams comb is falling over, and they're starting to not eat the food I put out. They don't seem ill but I can't be sure because they get so stressed when I'm in their coop to change water or collect the occasional egg, so it's near difficult to observe! I feel terrible, if I can't care for them I'll have to re-home them somehow and I'm worried about them ending up in a place where they'll be killed when they're no longer useful or if they can't ever tolerate people. Ive had chickens since I was young and have never had this issue. Anyone have a similar problem or maybe know how to help? 
