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My Hen's Gone on a Layer-Feed Hunger Strike: and I'm Getting Clucky About It

Oh, a picky hen, how *egg*-stremely relatable. One of your feathered friends has decided that layer feed is so last season, and honestly? I get it. She'll peck at rice, greens, even parrot food, but turns her beak up at the one thing she's supposed to eat. And that squatting, not-moving-much posture? That's got me clucky with concern, too. You've tried the garlic water, the multivitamins, the whole barnyard pharmacy, and still, she's just… not interested. It sounds less like a hunger strike and more like something deeper going on. Since you can't get to a vet, you're in a tough spot. For more troubleshooting on mysterious hen behaviors, check out our piece on "Soft crop got you chickening out?