- Nov 13, 2013
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Hi guys.. I've got two hens they were small and chunky when they first came.. They were eating their pellets and then I started giving them a lot of left overs from the kitchen.. (I'm a newbie - shoot me!)
I noticed 3 weeks back they had worms and a lot of weight loss I quickly treated them to flubenvet - they WONT eat their pellets so I mixed it in with white boiled rice they WOULD eat..
I then gave them vitamins in their water with the hope they'd gain some weight!
No luck ... I've made the pellets to mash and crumbles - nothing - they won't touch it!
I took them to the vet today and nothing was prescribed she just said to get them back on the pellets...
I'm really scared of losing them - they are laying fine but ones 4 pounds and the other is just under.. Please help guys.. What should I do.. Shall I remove all food? Just keep the pellets there? I'm really scared they'll lose more weight..
I'm from the uk and there is hardly anyone with hens in my area..
Thank you
I noticed 3 weeks back they had worms and a lot of weight loss I quickly treated them to flubenvet - they WONT eat their pellets so I mixed it in with white boiled rice they WOULD eat..
I then gave them vitamins in their water with the hope they'd gain some weight!
No luck ... I've made the pellets to mash and crumbles - nothing - they won't touch it!
I took them to the vet today and nothing was prescribed she just said to get them back on the pellets...
I'm really scared of losing them - they are laying fine but ones 4 pounds and the other is just under.. Please help guys.. What should I do.. Shall I remove all food? Just keep the pellets there? I'm really scared they'll lose more weight..
I'm from the uk and there is hardly anyone with hens in my area..
Thank you