Allotment Gardening Advice Help Chat
Poultry and Pets => The Hen House => Topic started by: dennis on November 17, 2010, 13:09
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:( brought 4 warrens mon from the autionsbut 1 of them will not eat any advice on getting her to eat
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How does she seem other than not eating? is she being bullied by the others? will she eat treats? is she drinking? you could try having a couple of feeders available in case the others are not letting her get to the food. She might just be taking longer to settle but keep a close eye on her in case she has an illness. Don't mix them with any birds you already have in case they have something contagious.
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to late they are in with the others only got the one coop i know i should keep them separate but they all looked healthy so i chanced it i brought it into the house and put some food in front of her but she didn't want it
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Hi Dennis. have you tried tempting her with something other than pellets. Thinking of what mine like: 'porridge' made from pellets and a little hot water (possibly with a sprinkling of mixed corn or porridge oats), cucumber, left over cooked potatoes / veg (I give mine raw greens mainly but they prefer cooked!), sweetcorn (either corn on the cob or I think tinned, rinsed (to get ridof the salt), tomatoes.. Just thinking if you can get her starting to eat that would be something
Hope this helps
Helen
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i've put her in a box in the kitchen and some pellets in with her if she will eat them i will know its just down to bullying
her and another hen i already have in the kitchen are busy talking to ech other i wish i knew what they are saying they haven't shut up since they saw each other if my wife sees any more chickens in the kitchen i might be sleeping in the coop :lol:
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Is that 6 in the kitchen now? :blink: If you think its just down to bullying, put some more feeders around the run so she has more chance to get at the pellets
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yes hayley its 6 lol do you have a spare room your mum may be packing my bags soon lol :tongue2:
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:ohmy: :ohmy: She wont be happy with you :lol:
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i've been crop feeding her now for a couple of days she is starting to drink but still will not eat on her own :( there is also a gurgling sound coming from her when she is breathing :oh my:
:)this morning i opened the back door and one of the birds i have in the house decided she was going out so i left the back door open while i went to get the bin that had just been emptied when i came back into the house there were 3 more chickens in the house with the one that will not eat ???
i guess it was visiting the sick time :lol:
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:( :( :( RIP LITTLE HEN :( :( :(
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:( Im sorry you lost her, what happened?
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So sorry Dennis. Poor hen and poor you. You did your best xxx
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thanks for all your sympathy :(
she seemed fine gave her some food she walked off had a drink and went and had a natter with norma :)
i went upstairs to look at the poultry pages when i went down about half an hour later she was dead :(
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so sorry :(