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I am at a loss. To start, I don't know how old my hen Cher is because she came from a friend of a friend. Cher has been hanging out for the past 5 days. I first noticed diarhea,falling asleep standing up, minimal eating and drinking, then she went to sleep on a pile of hay and stayed here for a few days. She has not laid any eggs since we have had her which is about 2 months now. When she tried to get up she wobbled a bit then laid back down. I picked her up and cleaned up her rear end. I then gave her bread in buttermilk (heated), then I put Terramycin in her water. Over the next few days I fed her raw corn, worms, veggies which she ate a bit and water which she drank. Then she laid back down. She seems weak. Her comb is small and always has been. It is also dark red. She is not sneezing, coughing or does not have a runny nose. Her tail is up while she is sitting and down when and if she walks. She did walk around a bit yesterday and even walked outside but came back into the coop and got comfy again in a nest box where she went to sleep. At one point she was even looking up at the roost as if she wanted to get up there. I picked her up and placed her on the roost where she hung out for a bit until one of the other hens jumped down and she fell off. Her wings were out a bit then she pulled them in while she was on the floor. I am feeding her everyday and trying to make sure that she gets something in her. I am also giving her water with electrolytes now. I don't know what else to do and what is going on. I am tired of reading all the books and searching the internet. I just want her to be healthy again.
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