Hen acting odd, empty crop almost always. Not Urgent / Need Feedback

[nuthatched]

I usually mix them about 50/50.
They're both the beaver brand crumble and 6-grain scratch.
They also have a vitamin supplement I put into their water.

Scratch is supposed to be a treat, for once or twice a week, a pinch per bird. It's not good for them.
Standard 16% layer is the bare minimum of nutrition a bird can eat and still lay and survive, watering it down with non nutritional scratch further takes away nutrition.
She's likely malnourished, a chicken will eat until their nutritional needs are fulfilled and since it's not, she's gorging her self and not getting anything .
Cut out the scratch completely and get a higher quality feed that's atleast 18% protein

 

[TheRealChickenLord]

Look inside her mouth, she could have sores or an obstruction of some kind, making it hard to swallow. I had a hen that wanted to eat, "seemed" to be eating, that was getting thinner, but it turned out she had a tumor in the back of her throat, making it very hard to actually swallow what she was picking up.

It’s dark out now so I can’t at the moment. I’ll make sure to take a peek tomorrow.

 

[TheRealChickenLord]

Scratch is supposed to be a treat, for once or twice a week, a pinch per bird. It's not good for them.
Standard 16% layer is the bare minimum of nutrition a bird can eat and still lay and survive, watering it down with non nutritional scratch further takes away nutrition.
She's likely malnourished, a chicken will eat until their nutritional needs are fulfilled and since it's not, she's gorging her self and not getting anything .
Cut out the scratch completely and get a higher quality feed that's atleast 18% protein

I’ll stop by my local feed shop and see what they have to offer.
What do you use?
I may have to order some online since I’m in a small area.

I have around 11 bantams, the oldest being 9 years old and only these Porcelain Duccles have had health problems over the years. I’m still definitely suspicious of a parasite.
But I do agree that the feed is probably not ideal and I definitely want better for my birds.

(EDIT: I just ordered New Country Organics’s feed.)

 

[nuthatched]

I’ll stop by my local feed shop and see what they have to offer.
What do you use?
I may have to order some online since I’m in a small area.

I have around 11 bantams, the oldest being 9 years old and only these Porcelain Duccles have had health problems over the years. I’m still definitely suspicious of a parasite.
But I do agree that the feed is probably not ideal and I definitely want better for my birds.

(EDIT: I just ordered New Country Organics’s feed.)

Great, What's the protein of the feed?
Many organic feeds are lackluster in nutrition due to sourcing issues

 

[TheRealChickenLord]

Great, What's the protein of the feed?
Many organic feeds are lackluster in nutrition due to sourcing issues

It’s 17%. Not quite 18% but close. It was one of the more reasonable ones I could find.

 

[TheRealChickenLord]

I went to check on her this morning. She was puffed up and sitting in the corner.

She looks worse but the meds and new food won’t be here for days. I also will be gone overnight.
She won’t eat anything now, she’ll try but lose interest.