Purple comb and hen not eating

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So my hen. She's about to be 3 this month. But I noticed for like the last week she's kind of refusing to eat her feed. Then again I did change it so maybe thats it? But regardless. I have hand fed her and she does eat, comes for scratch and treats but on her own just decides to sunbathe and thankfully she does still drink on her own.

Now I noticed her comb has done a darker shade, not like it would for frostbite but not the pinky red she would have. I'm trying to work on getting her circulation going, mites she use to have are kind of almost gone just a few more treatments for her to be okay.

Either way I guess I'm looking to see if anyone knows what I could give her to get that circulation going since her breathing is all normal
(It's hard to get a picture of it because it still looks red but it's darker and feels cold)
 

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So my hen. She's about to be 3 this month. But I noticed for like the last week she's kind of refusing to eat her feed. Then again I did change it so maybe thats it? But regardless. I have hand fed her and she does eat, comes for scratch and treats but on her own just decides to sunbathe and thankfully she does still drink on her own.

Now I noticed her comb has done a darker shade, not like it would for frostbite but not the pinky red she would have. I'm trying to work on getting her circulation going, mites she use to have are kind of almost gone just a few more treatments for her to be okay.

Either way I guess I'm looking to see if anyone knows what I could give her to get that circulation going since her breathing is all normal
(It's hard to get a picture of it because it still looks red but it's darker and feels cold)
I see she's quite bulky like a the Meat Delaware breed/strain. Being a larger, & heavier muscle extra mass tends to put strain on the hearts circulatory system.
 
I see she's quite bulky like a the Meat Delaware breed/strain. Being a larger, & heavier muscle extra mass tends to put strain on the hearts circulatory system.
I'm guessing she is a delaware, since I hatched her I never got a confirmation. I'm guessing it's just something I can't treat then? But just make her comfortable now that she's older?
 

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