Rescue Bird summer won't eat anything!

[RoosterHuggerLiz]

I've been doing my best to feed her but she doesn't seem to understand that it's food, I've tried crumble I've tried greens I tried fruit I've tried even grass! I give my birds a variety of foods and I'm just trying to figure out what she will eat, so far she's picked up on snacking little bits of cracked corn from my other birds but other than that she won't touch anything! Every night I've been paying close attention to her stomach but there's barely ever any food in it and all she seems eager to eat on my hands! I've tried bread for goodness sakes!! Please help me. Nothing works not even the dog food or the cat food

 

[Brooks_]

Is she possibly blind? Tried making a wet mash of feed or canned cat food? (you weren't specific to can or dry in your post)

 

[RoosterHuggerLiz]

Is she possibly blind? Tried making a wet mash of feed or canned cat food? (you weren't specific to can or dry in your post)

It's dry food but I do soak it so it doesn't expand in their stomach. I don't think she's blind because she seems extremely alert and will attempt to follow me around the backyard taking brief breaks to sit down. She also runs behind me when the other chickens approach her.

 

[Brooks_]

OK, How many other birds? How many feed/water stations? How was she integrated into the flock?

 

[RoosterHuggerLiz]

OK, How many other birds? How many feed/water stations? How was she integrated into the flock?

For the most part she still on and off of quarantine meaning that she's served her time but she's not integrated yet, the only interaction I give her is when I'm walking around with the birds I let her out of her enclosure to join me where I can pay close attention to her. We have 13 birds but she has her own food and water station in her quarantine Coop so I can pay attention to how much she's eating and drinking

 

[FunClucks]

Did you ever get this sorted out? Hoping you did. Sounds like it may just take time for her to get used to the food you're offering?

 

[RoosterHuggerLiz]

Did you ever get this sorted out? Hoping you did. Sounds like it may just take time for her to get used to the food you're offering?

She's getting better, eating enough to keep her going, Slowly eating more every day

 

[FunClucks]

She's getting better, eating enough to keep her going, Slowly eating more every day

That's good to hear! Hoping she continues to get better!

 

[RoosterHuggerLiz]

Oh boy, when I first got her she refused to eat anything and now she doesn't stop! She's gotten super healthy and she's a little Fatso! I I'm so happy she's all healed up