Hens comb is really pale

ross · Post by **ross** » Fri Aug 12, 2016 11:44 am

If not eating/drinking you will have to force feed . Luck

Jaye · Post by **Jaye** » Fri Aug 12, 2016 12:22 pm

You can try scrambled egg - that's a favourite here. I scramble it in a bit of olive oil. I also fed pureed squash (baby food) when I was trying to help my sick hen this spring.

Ducker24 · Post by **Ducker24** » Fri Aug 12, 2016 12:48 pm

Thank you everyone for your help much appreciated

Rick

Ducker24 · Post by **Ducker24** » Fri Aug 12, 2016 12:52 pm

I forgot to mention checked them all out last night for fleas and mites nothing but I did give them a dimat earth bath. I do clean my coop everyday and rake my run out twice a week. I really am quite carzy about that. I added some dima earth to there dust bathing area along with some old stove ashes I kept.

Post by **WLLady** » Fri Aug 12, 2016 1:15 pm

My girls love DE plus a bit of sand plus wood ashes.

i'm sure they'll enjoy that....
Yes, as ross mentioned you may need to actually force feed your hen that is not eating....just don't give her too much at once, whatever she will eat....if it's really hard to get her to eat but she'll drink just cut the yogurt with water and syringe it into her mouth. the extra liquid sure won't hurt in this heat.

Ducker24 · Post by **Ducker24** » Mon Aug 15, 2016 8:40 pm

Thanks again everyone for your insights unfortunately my poor hen passed overnight. That was my first one but life goes on its amazing how attached you become to a chicken I guess its because they work so hard to give you eggs and entertainment lol. So now I have 2 left from my original purchase with only one laying and another young hen my friend gave me but she's not old enough yet to lay.

I don't want store eggs

I do have room so if anyone has some hens for sale let me know have to keep my coop warm this winter

Rick

Post by **WLLady** » Mon Aug 15, 2016 9:46 pm

Aww i am sorry to hear.

Losing them is never easy.

We do have a for sale thread in the main index page. You can also post a wanted ad there in the wanted thread.

windwalkingwolf · Post by **windwalkingwolf** » Tue Aug 16, 2016 1:39 am

Aw, sorry to hear that. Try to take some comfort in knowing you did the very best you could

Post by **Killerbunny** » Tue Aug 16, 2016 5:52 am

SO sorry to hear that. You can only do your best and sometimes it's just not meant to be.
If you put your location in your profile it'll be easier for folks who may have hens for sale.