Hen hasn't eaten anything for 2 days Help

[Chocolate_Chick]

Hi

I've posted previously about losing 2 chickens very suddenly and having one that had symptoms of something but was surviving. So the surviving hen has been to the vet and re-started on anti-fungal medication for her crackly chest. Her chest has improved but she isn't eating. Her comb was very pale three days ago but has improved somewhat in colour. She's had two drinks today and that's it. Yesterday was the same. I feel as though I'm just waiting for her to die. The vet couldn't find any masses, no lice or mites and doesn't know what is wrong with her. She is spending most of her time sitting down and sleeping. She isn't having any trouble walking when she does actually move. I've tried offering her all of her favorite treats and I can see she considers eating them but doesn't. I don't know how to help her, she's only a year old. If she doesn't eat soon she'll die from starvation, I can feel she's lost so much weight. Any thoughts or advice?

 

[toastyteddy]

I dont know whats wrong, but you can try force feeding her. Take some feed, if its pellets you can grind them up, but mix it with water. Make it a consistency that you can form it into little balls. Gently grab her waddle on both sides and open the beak with one hand or with another person. Gently put the small ball of feed into her beak and let her go. She should eat it.
To get her to drink, grab a syringe with no needle (i use one for basting a turkey or chicken with since its the only one I got) and fill it with water. You do the same waddle trick and put the syringe in her mouth. Carefully drop a sip into her beak without trying to drown the poor thing, and release the beak.
Do both of these a few times, but if she starts flinching from you, give her a break. Don't overfeed or drown her on accident and give her breaks for a while. Feed her when you think you should but don't do it every hour.

 

[getreal]

Can anyone tell me how much, let's say by tablespoons, how much an adult hen should be eating at one feeding. when they are ill. my older hen is ill not really sure what's wrong. treated her for worms and have her on corid now. she pecks at her pellets but not enough to say she's eating. at first she would eat oatmeal and yogurt but that doesn't appeal to her anymore, scrambled eggs she won't look at. today I tried spanish rice and corn, she ate maybe a tablespoon. she's very thin.

 

[Riggs Diggs]

If you haven't already I would ad some polyvisol liquid vitamins to her water. Did your vet start her on any kind of antibiotics? I had a hen that was behaving similarly and cured her with penicillin. I think I would try those two things. Hope it helps