Fretting bantam

[Joey]

I am extremely new to having chickens.. I have started with 8 hens. One of my hens is a wee Bantam, hand raised by someone else, I bought her at a chicken sale along with the 7 others..fast forward, I feel she is being picked on, she hides under objects and when I enter the coop she acts as though im her protector, where I walk, she walks..of course I give her loads of cuddles, however, she isn't eating over last day and a half, im now syringing water into her which she takes..I've separated her from the other big girls...how do I get her to feed again? Any advise will be treasured TIA..NO JUDGEMENT plz, we were all new at some point... BTW, im from Australia . X

 

[Tookie]

Welcome to BYC! So sorry about your bantam.

Keep giving her water, and try getting food into her using the torpedo method. For the torpedo method, add water to her chicken feed until it gets to the right consistency that you can make little balls, and pop them in her mouth.
If you have any vitamins or electrolytes those would be good to give her.
Make sure to keep her in a quiet place.

 

[Joey]

Welcome to BYC! So sorry about your bantam.

Keep giving her water, and try getting food into her using the torpedo method. For the torpedo method, add water to her chicken feed until it gets to the right consistency that you can make little balls, and pop them in her mouth.
If you have any vitamins or electrolytes those would be good to give her.
Make sure to keep her in a quiet place.

Thank you so much.. will try anything for this sweet girl x