Not eating

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Bennett

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Not eating
« on: April 23, 2012, 19:26 »
I was here two weeks ago, when our isa brown was poorly.  She got a little better, but has now gone downhill again.  She is eating very little.  I have tried her pellets mashed down with water, but she is not very interested.  She will take wet bread, which I combine with the pellet mix, but not sure if that is all that good for her.  I have drained her crop twice in the last two days.   She tends to just stand around, all fluffed up in a ball I guess fighting the cold.  Her black rock mate is fighting fit.
Any ideas?

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Sassy

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Re: Not eating
« Reply #1 on: April 24, 2012, 08:27 »
How old is she?
Experience is what you get when you didn't get what you wanted!!

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compostqueen

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Re: Not eating
« Reply #2 on: April 24, 2012, 10:58 »
Sour crop is terrible and the outcome is not always good. You could take her to the vet for treatment with antifungals and then antibiotics, or to be put to sleep if she's suffering  :(

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Bennett

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Re: Not eating
« Reply #3 on: April 24, 2012, 20:23 »
Thank you for the replies.  She is 3 or 4 years old.  As for vets, we did try the locals with a fox victim a year or two ago, and they just don't have any knowledge of chickens.  It was quite surprising.  We are not in the country, but Fleet, Hants. is not really in the city either.



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