Well said, Katz! I'm glad to hear your mama recovered. Mysterious illnesses are always hard... but we do the best we can for our birds!
MrsB
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Someone recently had a fecal done on her very ill hen. Results were negative. Three days later she had another fecal and this time it was positive for capillary worms and coccidia. Her hen was very sick... Down from 7 pounds to 4.5 pounds, could hardly walk, wouldn'tt or drink. She has since wormed her with Safeguard and treated the coccidiosis with Corid. Hen is still alive, but still requires tube feeding even after one month.Thanks, all. This is helpful and I appreciate the input. We've upped her feedings from 35 ccs to 40 yesterday and will go to 45 tonight. She is tolerating it fine. Still not eating or drinking on her own, but opening her eyes a bit more often and alert.
I'm also going to ask the vet about possible parasites - reluctant to dose her with a wormer when she's so weak, but if we can test her and find out what she has (if anything) then we'll do it.
I'll try to post pics as well.
Any other ideas are welcome.