Pouring water over the beak will not keep your hen hydrated. You'll have to learn the procedure for tube/crop feeding if you want to continue keeping chickens or any other bird that may get sick. here is some info from a bright woman on this forum: https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/...-for-visuals-very-detailed-post#post_11652991
Some foods you can offer are bread soaked in buttermilk, scrambled egg, or what is recommended on the link posted above.
Some foods you can offer are bread soaked in buttermilk, scrambled egg, or what is recommended on the link posted above.