mrs murphy spent a few hours outside in a second coop yesterday. it was breezy, 50 degrees, intermittently sunny. she went in and out of the little coop as evidenced by the droppings.
when I came home to retrieve her, she was sitting in the grass. feet cold. brought her in, she seemed disinterested in everything.
not interested in eating when I returned her to the kennel in the house, and not interested when I woke her up for an evening feeding.
She had a really restless night, or I did - the kennel is next to my bedroom and I could hear her shifting in the hay.
At 4 this morning, she did not greet me at the kennel door when I turned on the light and came to let her out, and when I brought her out she wouldn't eat anything and wanted back in the kennel. Mornings have been hard for her, but I expected she would eat a bit more, especially since her crop was only partly full last night.
she didnt.
Today's weather is High winds, rains and cool temps, so I won't leave her in the outside coop today. I think I will need to cull her when I get home from work today. she has moved into the territory of enduring and no longer seems to be trying to live.
I knew there was such a small chance for her because she was soo thin. But her droppings were indicating she was eating and digesting, and yesterday afternoon the urates were white. this must be the improvement right before death.
I'll post again if she has by some miracle improved during the day - I will be gone for 13 hours and back around 6:30 pm, so it is a long day for her. and me.
thanks everyone for all the suggestions and support.
