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Hen Extremely Weak

Hen Extremely Weak
Hen Extremely Weak

My hen, Hufflepuff, was never thriving. She’s always been a little weaker and slower than the other two that bully her but nothing crazy noticeable.

I noticed a dirty bum over winter and treated her for parasites and coccidiosis consecutively with no change. Her comb has never been bright red, always pale or ashy pink. I noticed her bright blue/teal poop a few weeks ago and according to Google it meant she was starving.

It was hard to notice she wasn’t eating or drinking since I have a full-time job and there was no sunlight when I was home. Now I’m hand feeding and hydrating her but she’s not getting much better. She is still extremely underweight. I have her inside as much as possible.

She has a vet appointment for Wednesday evening. It’s the earliest we can make. I just hope that she’s not suffering. She is currently napping on my couch and my friend is watching her - see video.

If anyone has any advice or shared experiences we could learn from or try for I would be so appreciative to hear about them. She is so weak at the moment and can’t even jump over curbs without stumbling.I am liquifying her food and also giving her water that she drinks.

I force fed her some grit because her crop seemed hard but she is definitely passing stool. She had 3 grapes today and some worms and a few pipettes of liquidied feed so far today as well as water.

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