My chicken will not eat!

[ShrekDawg]

She is a very young pullet so cannot lay yet. Her diet is layer mash, bugs, and sometimes oats. She had been sick since boxing day night and I do not think it is a nutri drench or a poultry cell but thanks any way. I am not very worried about her legs because I can just put her in a wheel chair.

Nutridrench and poultry cell are vitamin supplements you can feed them. Not diseases they get.

 

[nuthatched]

She is a very young pullet so cannot lay yet. Her diet is layer mash, bugs, greens and sometimes oats. She had been sick since boxing day night and I do not think it is a nutri drench or a poultry cell but thanks any way. I am not very worried about her legs because I can just put her in a wheel chair.

How long has she been on the layer? While she is growing/not laying, she needs grower feed. Layer feed isn't great for young/male or nonlaying birds.
She needs more nutrition.
Get her grower feed and then get some 400i.u vitamin E capsule and b complex tablet from the grocery store, give her one E and a third of the B complex every day for a few weeks.

 

[Greta the chicken lover]

How long has she been on the layer? While she is growing/not laying, she needs grower feed. Layer feed isn't great for young/male or nonlaying birds.
She needs more nutrition.
Get her grower feed and then get some 400i.u vitamin E capsule and b complex tablet from the grocery store, give her one E and a third of the B complex every day for a few weeks.

I have been owning chickens for four years and every time we hatched chicks we give them both starter crumble and for the mother layer mash. The chicks eat the layer mash when their beaks get big enough, this has made no difference to the chicken.

 

[Greta the chicken lover]

Nutridrench and poultry cell are vitamin supplements you can feed them. Not diseases they get.

Woops, read that reply wrong. I think she was sick with something and because on average where I live it has been 30 to 37 degrees heat stroke has tipped her over the edge.

 

[Greta the chicken lover]

Yes, your chicken.
What do you feed her? Any thing something eats is called a diet

I know that I think there has been a misunderstanding. I think I just ignored the question and went to the quote.

 

[Certified Chicken Lover]

Woops, read that reply wrong. I think she was sick with something and because on average where I live it has been 30 to 37 degrees heat stroke has tipped her over the edge.

celsius or fahrenheit?

 

[nuthatched]

I have been owning chickens for four years and every time we hatched chicks we give them both starter crumble and for the mother layer mash. The chicks eat the layer mash when their beaks get big enough, this has made no difference to the chicken.

It actually does, and it is an observational fact. Whoever told you that feeding layer feed to baby/young/male/nonlaying birds clearly didn't any experience or knowledge in the area.
Layer feed has too little protein for growing birds, resulting in stunted birds. (With nutrition deficiency, like you're seeing, if he's the redult of several generations eating this diet, his issues may be a sign of things to come.)
Too much calcium, which builds up, resulting in kidney damage, damage to other organs and early death.

 

[Greta the chicken lover]

It actually does, and it is an observational fact. Whoever told you that feeding layer feed to baby/young/male/nonlaying birds clearly didn't any experience or knowledge in the area.
Layer feed has too little protein for growing birds, resulting in stunted birds. (With nutrition deficiency, like you're seeing, if he's the redult of several generations eating this diet, his issues may be a sign of things to come.)
Too much calcium, which builds up, resulting in kidney damage, damage to other organs and early death.

No, just no. Nutrients does not pass on through generations, genes do. I know to a GP and she said that calcium does not result in kidney damage and damage to other organs and early death. Also layer mash is packed with nutrients because it is for laying hens. Nutrients does not kill chickens. For years I have been feeding all my ducks and chickens layer mash and nothing different has occurred. And you called Nightshade a boy! I used female pronouns to refer to her.

 

[Greta the chicken lover]

celsius or fahrenheit?

Calsius

 

[Debbie292d]

My chicken will not eat and I do not know what to do!!!!! My chicken (Nightshade) is a young Belgium Du'ccle. She will not eat! Her crop is getting smaller and she is sick. She has been sick for a few days and has not eaten. She cannot move her legs but her wings can move. I have been trying to feed her water with a bit of honey because she is drinking. But she does not want to drink it. We do not know what she is sick with! Please help ME!!!! I just want my little Night to be okay . Help Nightshade. She is so young, she has her whole life ahead of her!

Glad to hear she's eating but in reading this thread, it sounds like she needs vitamin supplements to help a possible deficiency. This could also be why she stopped eating. I would get some Nutra Cell or Poultry Drench and put some of that in her water. She needs to continue eating her grower mash as that's got what younger chicks need until they lay eggs. She's suffering from something still if she's not walking and the most obvious thing has already been suggested. It's only going to get worse if you do nothing.