Chickens dying of old age or illness?

[chicken mother]

My family member bought like 10 chickens from some guy online. They were delivered to us and they were all low energy, pale a droopy combs. There are four left and this is the condition they’re in right now. The rest of them died. Is this an illness I can treat or did we get old dying hens?

The man actually claimed they were pullers about to lay so this was just kind of a shock.

 

[nuthatched]

What's their diet? Who knows what kind of care they had before. They look awful. No way they're pullets.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

They look ill. I'm sorry for your losses. The pale, floppy combs are a red flag. Do you have other chickens? Quarantining would have been a good idea, if so. The only way to know the answer to your question is to have one necropsied.

 

[swamphiker]

I'm sorry your family member was scammed, these look like someone's older production hens. Definitely quarantine them away from any other birds you may have. It might be tricky to figure out what is wrong with these hens. It could be disease, or it may just be that they were kept in very poor conditions. If they were my chickens, I would give them as much TLC as possible and hope for the best.

If you notice other symptoms, feel free to add more information so others can try and help.