My turkey has lost appetite but no other signs of illness

[Rixen Creek]

Versailles - 3 year old heritage hen - has stopped eating....no interest in anything except very light grazing in the yard. Eating maybe 5% of normal amounts. Everything else is normal about her! She has lost some weight and I now force feed her 3 times a day. A few weeks ago she had a bad fight with the tom and she hasn't forgiven him - she is too agitated when he's in sight to eat but also doesn't eat if he's not around, and she also started and laid a couple eggs (she has stopped laying now although she laid very few last year too) What could be the reason and/or solution for loss of appetite the last couple weeks??? I wormed her yesterday.

 

[oldhenlikesdogs]

My guess is something internally is wrong with her. Have you felt her crop?

 

[Rixen Creek]

My guess is something internally is wrong with her. Have you felt her crop?

thanks I'll look at her crop more closely tomorrow. Visually I don't see anything but I hadn't thought to feel it.