Sick 9 mo old RIR - not eggbound

Awww. I have RIRs. I love them. I hope she's okay. She sure is adorable. I'm new to chickens so I'm not experienced enough to help. I've read other forums about giving sick chickens Gatorade... maybe that might help?
Yep, I gave her a little nutri-drench and added some poultry electrolytes to her water yesterday. I have a friend with commercial poultry houses and he gave me some electrolyte packets, they seemed to really help the chickens when it was super hot this summer.
 
No changes in Crazy Eyes yet, she's still hanging in there, still puffed up and not eating much. I've been making a warm chicken mash for all the chickens each morning, I noticed the others weren't eating as much as usual in this cold weather, so they have really enjoyed it and Crazy Eyes will pick at it a bit. I've been checking crops in the evening, everyone is nice and full except Crazy Eyes. I'm going to make some scrambled eggs for Crazy Eyes this morning. It's 1 degree outside, I've been keeping them inside their coop, 8x10 with a lot of vents, I've had a heater in there this week to try and give Crazy Eyes the best chance possible for her little body. It's been keeping the coop between 28 and 38 degrees.
 

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