Wild rescue hen

[BlindLemonChicken]

It sounds like a good plan to me

 

[nuthatched]

She has been inside my house in an isolation cage for the past 6 days. I was worried about her being depressed so I moved her to the outside isolation pen this morning where she could see and interact with the other chickens to perk her up a bit. She has not been wormed yet as I needed to treat her mild respiratory infection first. I didn't want to overload her with medications. I was worried that doing so could do more harm than good. I checked her crop amd she has eaten a bit today but I have done a supplemental tubefeed with Springwater Avian Health shake. I order it to the UK from America

The respiratory issues could be contagious and chronic disease (mycoplasma or coryza) let's hope it's a simple infection.
I would worm her as soon as you feel thats she's strong enough a d monitor your flock closely

 

[alinas2010]

She hasn't been with me long enough to determine if she likes my company or not. Inside she is near my little run with my handreared baby bunnies. She seems to like staring at them. I will try the mashed blueberries. I didn't think of that. My plan is to put her into the outside isolation pen every day from tomorrow. So she can get used to my flock and vice versa. I'll try to see if I can get a mirror for her for indoors. She gets her last dose of antibiotic in the morning. Then I'll give her probiotics and then worm her. I'll also continue to supplement her diet with the shake feed to make sure she doesnt lose too much weight. Do you think that is a good plan?

I do think it’s a good plan I think it’s the best plan you could come up with right now. It may take some trial and error with this hen. Remember there is no single right way to do things. Keep us updated on her. If you need more feeding suggestions come back, there are plenty around here! I hope she comes around a bit more each day as she gets used to your flock and you.

 

[KGCali3]

It sounds like a good plan to me

Thank you. I really appreciate your help. ♡

 

[Finchbreeder]

Good luck with your new addition.

 

[KGCali3]

Good luck with your new addition.

Thank you xxx