Harrumph! They said her fecal was negative but I kept wondering why she would sometimes have terrible poo. Since she lives in the fish room cleaning up terrible poo is not fun. Then the other day I saw a round worm in one of her terrible poos. Yesterday when I went to the feed store I got her some food medicated with piprazine. She no longer has terrible poo. What a blessing. I'll have to worm her again in 2 weeks and then in 2 weeks after that.
I noticed when I bathed her that she had a bunch of places on her where the feathers were broken off close to the skin and her skin was scabby. I got some permithrin dust and put that on her the same day. Today she is not constantly picking at her feathers.
Sweetie loves living in the fish room. It's a beautiful spring day today. There is a door to a fenced area outside. I figured she'd enjoy pecking at grass and weeds but I was wrong. She sat down in a corner and stayed there. I finally gave up and opened the door. She walked right in. I don't imagine that I will ever turn her into a normal chicken, but if she's happy that's all that matters, right? She likes looking at the fish on the bottom racks. Sometimes she will peck at the glass trying to catch a baby Angelfish. When the light is low she can see her reflection in the glass. She's curious about her reflection. I need to put a mirror down there for her.