Emergency - emaciated hen

[Riverbend Farms]

Hello,
I have a 6 year old barred rock hen who is currently 4 lbs. Her keel is down to the bone at this point and she feels quite skinny. Her abdomen/belly is not abnormal (so no ascites). She has always been on the lighter side. Her comb is not as big as it usually would be this time of year. She eats and drinks but moves slower and her eyes appear to be slightly squinted. I am worried about her and do not want her to die. I am not able to take her to a vet. I have a 6 year old BO hen who is just doing great and I have 10 other birds who are doing good as well, so I don't believe it's parasites or anything viral. This hen means a lot to me because she was one of the first three I ever got when I was 9 years old. She's currently sitting in my room in a crate right now so I can observe her poop. She currently has water with vitamins in it and a cup of feed sitting next to her, her crop is semi-full. She is mostly alert but she has stop making as much noise as she used to. She does go out and forage with the flock just is a bit slower. What can I do for her I really love her?

 

[debid]

When was the last time you wormed your flock? Parasites are cumulative so an older hen will often have many more than a young hen and a heavy parasite load will absolutely cause weight loss.

 

[Riverbend Farms]

When was the last time you wormed your flock? Parasites are cumulative so an older hen will often have many more than a young hen and a heavy parasite load will absolutely cause weight loss.

She has never been wormed before but she always has been fine no issues before this, she's the healthiest bird I've ever had (especially after silkies) how should I go about worming her?

 

[Susan Skylark]

Just a note that emaciation/cachexia is not an emergency, short of acute dehydration/shock, wasting of muscle/loss of body condition is a long term/chronic issue taking weeks/months and often associated with cancer/organ failure though we might not notice it right away in birds/sheep/camelids due to fluffiness. Saw such there isn’t likely a good or quick cure, prognosis is guarded.

 

[WhatsUpDuck]

Have you tried to feed her any wet mash or scrambled eggs?

 

[Riverbend Farms]

Have you tried to feed her any wet mash or scrambled eggs?

yes I fed her scrambled eggs today which she wasn't super into, but I did give her raw eggs which she was more excited for as well as treats like mealworms