Help chicken won't eat or drink at all!!

[HeatherlovesherBirds]

im sorry to hear that. I hope things go well for you both.

 

[Ebony Rose]

Having not been seen by her flockmates for two weeks, she's lost absolutely all of her previous status (unless she was already at rock bottom). If she ever recovers from whatever ails her, you will need to treat introduction as if she never knew your flock. Leave her in her cage, put cage (and her) into coop, so that all parties involved can LOOK at each other but NOT touch; that will take up to two weeks. You're not ready for this advice yet as your girl is still quite sick. I know you love your hen, it's evident in how hard you're struggling to save her, but know that it's alright to let her go too. Sometimes it's the only humane choice. May our creator watch over you and yours.

 

[HeatherlovesherBirds]

Having not been seen by her flockmates for two weeks, she's lost absolutely all of her previous status (unless she was already at rock bottom). If she ever recovers from whatever ails her, you will need to treat introduction as if she never knew your flock. Leave her in her cage, put cage (and her) into coop, so that all parties involved can LOOK at each other but NOT touch; that will take up to two weeks. You're not ready for this advice yet as your girl is still quite sick. I know you love your hen, it's evident in how hard you're struggling to save her, but know that it's alright to let her go too. Sometimes it's the only humane choice. May our creator watch over you and yours.

Thank you for your kind words....what is strange is I have had a duck separated for 6 weeks and lately I have been taking her out in run..for the day...I can't leave her out there because her head is still healing. She has a large wound that runs from the top on her head to half way down her neck...it's strange, but she isn't nearly as sick. Daisy the duck condition was a lot worse...she was temporarily blind...and would not eating or drinking.... But where she was a duck I would fill my tub with water and I would throw food in there and she would eat and drink in there. But chicky isn't doing well today she is at her worst point... She hasn't stood up fur 3 and 1/2 hours... I think even if I'm not done fighting for her life she is... Thank you again for your kind words of advice.

 

[Shadrach]

Having not been seen by her flockmates for two weeks, she's lost absolutely all of her previous status (unless she was already at rock bottom). If she ever recovers from whatever ails her, you will need to treat introduction as if she never knew your flock. Leave her in her cage, put cage (and her) into coop, so that all parties involved can LOOK at each other but NOT touch; that will take up to two weeks. You're not ready for this advice yet as your girl is still quite sick. I know you love your hen, it's evident in how hard you're struggling to save her, but know that it's alright to let her go too. Sometimes it's the only humane choice. May our creator watch over you and yours.

I can't help wondering how all the mother hens here who choose to sit and hatch away from their group manage to reintroduce themselves without any wire cages, see but don't touch and without losing their position in the hierarchy.

 

[HeatherlovesherBirds]

I can't help wondering how all the mother hens here who choose to sit and hatch away from their group manage to reintroduce themselves without any wire cages, see but don't touch and without losing their position in the hierarchy.

I have to agree..... chickens are strange feathery friends...

 

[Shadrach]

I have to agree..... chickens are strange feathery friends...

I take it you free range?
They are indeed strange feathery friends.
I have between twenty and thirty free ranging here.
My sick hen managed to eat quite a bit tonight before roosting. I can't say she looks much better but she still has three more days of antibiotics to go.
How's yours tonight?

 

[HeatherlovesherBirds]

Not good..here it is only 2:52 in afternoon and I think I might have to euthanize her. When I take her outside she will not drink. This morning at 5:30 I took her out and she drank beyond believe. Then I threw something on the ground and she went to pick it up and stuff started pouring out of her mouth. She is now raspy so I think when she upchucked stuff got in her lungs.... Her crop really isn't that big.... it's almost flat. I don't know why when she bent over the fluid came up. I know chickens can't really throw up, but it really did look like it. She definitely is a sweet chicken and it has been a long fight, but she has no meat no muscles left. She can't even hold her wings up they just drag when she walks and touch the floor when standing. She hasn't really ate anything for two weeks. I hate it lots and made my mind up about 30 or so times today.. it definitely going to be a teary night... That is good news that your hen ate well before bed. I send you all the luck in the world things get much better for you both. I do free range some , but only when I can watch I live on the coast of Maine right next to the to ocean. we have eagles and hawks...plus I live in the country and we have lots of predators. Thank you for asking and my the odds be forever in your favor

 

[Shadrach]

Not good..here it is only 2:52 in afternoon and I think I might have to euthanize her now when I take her outside she will not drink. This morning at 5:30 I took her out and she drank beyond believe. Then I threw something on the ground and she went to pick it up and stuff started pouring out of her mouth she is now raspy so I think when she upchucked stuff got in her lungs.... Her crop really isn't that big.... it's almost flat so I don't know why when she bent over the fluid came up. I know chickens can't really throw up, but it really did look like it. She definitely is a sweet chicken and it has been a long fight, but she has no meat no muscles left she can't even hold her wings up they just drag when she walks and touch the floor when standing... she hasn't really ate anything for two weeks. I hate it lots and made my mind up about 30 or so times today.. it definitely going to be a teary night... That is good news that your hen ate well before bed. I send you all the luck in the world things get much better for you both. I do free range some , but only when I can watch I live on the coast of Maine right next to the to ocean. we have eagles and hawks...plus I live in the country and we have lots of predators. Thank you for asking and my the odds be forever in your favor

It's a very hard decision to make. You'll find the strength.
Once it's done you will know you've done the right thing, painful though it is.

 

[HeatherlovesherBirds]

That it is.. Thank you!

 

[HeatherlovesherBirds]

Couldn't do this one...I have culled one two weeks ago, but couldn't go through with it... It breaks my heart to do it... She does look a little better