Clara Schumann not eating

I would offer fluids up to her beak to keep her hydrated. Mushy wet chicken feed and egg can be soaked in some water and offered in a small cup or tuna can. I like to get them to eat themselves since it is safest. Crop/tube feeding or torpedo feedings are other good methods if she won’t eat on her own. Tube feeding sets are sold on Amazon. Here is one:
https://www.amazon.com/Agri-Pro-Ent...words=lamb+feeding+tube&qid=1724379459&sr=8-2
 
Update: I just administered 4th dose of dewormer. Another tomorrow, then a 10-day break before another round.

I'm trying to figure out if worms were actually the problem.

Reasons they could have been the problem:
  • Comb is regaining color. This was one of the biggest symptoms, originally (see OG post)
Reasons they might not be the problem:
  • Still not eating much. She will eat about 1 scrambled egg a day and is drinking her sugar-water. I think she ate some of her food mash (thank you @Eggcessive for the tip), but only ~half a cup of it over two days.
  • I have not seen worms in her poop
  • Her poop is getting really runny--basically liquid with interspersed pellets of solid. Is that a side effect of the dewormer, or a sign of something else?
 
Do you have picture of the droppings she is having? My older hens who suffered reporductive disorders sometimes had black pellets or bits in liquid droppings. What color are her urates in her droppings? They normally are white, but can be yellow with egg yolk peritonitis or water belly.

The SafeGuard fenbendazole only is given for 5 days, and you don’t need to give another 10 days later.
 
Do you have picture of the droppings she is having? My older hens who suffered reporductive disorders sometimes had black pellets or bits in liquid droppings. What color are her urates in her droppings? They normally are white, but can be yellow with egg yolk peritonitis or water belly.

The SafeGuard fenbendazole only is given for 5 days, and you don’t need to give another 10 days later.
Ignore the yellow, it's scrambled egg.

Extra points if you can solve the sudoku.
 

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Clara is still having runny poop and not eating, but on an adjacent topic--

I'm trying to get ready to worm the rest of my flock, just because it seems like a good idea. From the article @TillyPeeps sent, it looks like I could just mix some SafeGuard in with some food mash. What would be the dosage for that?
 

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