A little guidance / insight would be greatly appreciated on this.
Quick history : 18 days ago we got 13 rescue hens. 2 have passed. 1 stopped eating altogether, and despite going to 'animal hospital' (inside our house) and being hand fed and watered, did not last 2 days. The other, I really do not know if the others killed her or not, but was covered in blood about her face and comb. The coop is predator proof.
Now to the nitty gritty.
This hen is reasonably well feathered (not completely but getting there). She does not want to walk about anywhere. When given food, she does eat well (especially the wheat and corn) and has a really good drink when taken to water. I am sure she does drink during the day, and I know she eats the grass. She DOES walk about sometimes, very slowly and not really steady. She does put herself to bed every night with the others.
She is not egg-bound.
Eyes look exactly the same as the other hens.
Her crop is not watery during the day, but will check first thing in the morning.
Can not see any evidence of Bumblefoot.
I could not see any lice.
The coop was only completed 3 days before the hens arrived, so I seriously doubt I got mites already.
We do not have a rooster yet.
She has has been like this for a week now.
Another note: only 4 will roost, will the others learn ?
The run is 13m X 10m, so they are not pressed for space, wire is mink-proof weld mesh, so I am not getting any animal threats.
Any ideas are most welcome. Thank you for reading all this.
Jonathan