When chicken won't eat, syringe feeding can get them to.

[Animalfisherwoman]

I discovered this after doing this to two birds now. The first was sick. The second got half her beak ripped off by a raccoon.

In both cases, the birds seemed inclined to give up by not eating anything.

The sick one was not drinking either, so on Day 2 I started admining a syringe mixture four times a day. A milk/yogurt/sugar/vitamin mix. After two-three days of this, she started eating and drinking water.

The injured one was seen drinking water, so I held off to see if she would eat. When she didn't, I used the same technique twice, which got her to start having more interest in water. A day later, she started eating some cottage cheese by herself, and is now enjoying cottage cheese with minestrone soup plus lots of birdseed.

So if you have a chicken that's not eating, well a couple syringes can get them to.

 

[Starburst]

I'm so glad your birds are eating/drinking again! It is true, when your chickens are too weak to eat by themselves, syringe-feeding them their food and water can help give them the strength to recover, and eventually eat again on their own.