OK - so at first I thought my bird's lethargy was due to being broody. This morning i went in and she appeared "near death". I immediately brought her inside. I held a small dish of water. She slowly took sips and perked up slightly. Then I remember reading that you can give them milk. So I gave her sips of milk - thinking the sugar in the milk would give her energy. She perked up more and her color came back. She was still to weak to stand. That's when I noticed her very long overhanging upper beak. Then I remembered the lady who gave her to me said she fed them everything from the table - absolutely everything. I on the other hand have been feeding her strictly by the book with pellets and monitoring their "free range time" because of me not being home to watch and protect them. Then it occurred to me - maybe she hasn't eaten in 2 weeks. I hand fed her some chick mash. She nibbled that up, then laid back down. She will drink the milk and water and nibble on the mash. She is slightly better - but of course - still not like she should be. I brought her to work with me and I am watering and feeding her every 15 minutes. Could it be that she starved because she couldn't peck the pellets because of her beak? I feel like such a loser chicken parent. I read the book on trimming her beak BTW. And trimmed it so it is as it should be. I think I may lose her - but I want to prevent this from happening again.
