Hello

First of all, I would bring her inside and give her a gentle clean up, you can wash away the soiling, using warm water and a mild soap.

Have a good look over her for any signs of external parasites, lice and mites can be very debilitating and can leave birds anaemic and even cause death in severe infestations

http://poultrykeeper.com/poultry-diseases-and-disorders.html

remember that red mite spend most of their time off the bird, so you need to treat the housing as well

I would also worm her if this is something you have not done recently. The best and easiest product to use is flubenvet, you can get this from your feed store, vet or online

http://poultrykeeper.com/common-articles-to-all-poultry/health/poultry-wormers.html

Whilst she is feeling unwell, I would isolate her, place her in a box lined with towels, where she has easy access to drinking water and tempt her to eat with her favourite foods. A little wet cat food often goes down well.

If she is unwilling to eat or drink, you may need to syringe feed her, nursing tips can be found on the next link http://www.brittonclouse.com/chickenrunrescue/CARING%20FOR%20A%20SICK%20OR%20INJ%20%209_08.pdf

Has Delilah been laying? A common condition in laying hens is egg peritonitis. This occurs when yolk that is released passes into the abdomen setting up an inflammatory reaction. Treatment consists of discouraging laying by reducing the light levels. A course of antibiotics can sometimes be helpful, but the condition has a tendancy to recur and prognosis is poor.

http://poultrykeeper.com/common-articles-to-all-poultry/health/egg-peritonitis.html

Poultry friendly vets can be found using the next link http://poultrykeeper.com/poultry-vets-uk/poultry-veterinary-practices-services-uk/

another useful link http://www.chickenvet.co.uk/general-health-and-common-diseases/avian-influenza/index.aspx

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Yes, I would bring her inside, warm her up and give her some tlc. You can give her a rehydration fluid like diarrholyte which will also provide a little energy.

If you wrap her up in a towel, that will control her wings. You can then drip fluid from the end of the syringe onto the end of her beak

You have to be careful that she does not inhale the fluid that you are giving her

You can also tube feed them, but this is more technical and I would advise getting your vet to show you how to pass a tube

http://forum.backyardpoultry.com/viewtopic.php?t=7933

she could drown, if she really inhaled a lot of fluid, or the other scenario is that they can get an inhalation pneumonia. It is very time consuming, but best if you just do little drips of fluid and allow her to swallow in between.

Oh, I'm sorry to hear that. As you say at least you tried all you could and she was comfy at the end