Well I think little Miss hope is on the upswing! After her turn for the worse I really thought we were going to lose her but after dilligent care (at least 3 force feedings a day to keep some form of hydration/nutrition in her) I went out this afternoon to give her a feeding which I have noticed she is increasingly less thrilled with. Then I had a chat with her lol. I told her if she would just start eating and drinking on her own I wouldn't have to do this anymore. And she sat there a few more minutes looking around and looking at me. Then all of the sudden she stood up! Put weight on both legs, but still very weak, and she just stood there. She slowly started inching towards me and I was really confused about what she was trying to do I figured if nothing else she was going to try to get away from the woman who has been forcing her to eat, and then she tried to sit on my lap! I sat her back down because I was worried she would over exert and regress a bit and instead of trying to force feed her I took a spoon with the electrolyte mix and held it to her beak for a minute. She looked at it and then at me and then put her beak down and started drinking on her own! I was SOO excited I just kept praising her and she kept drinking. Then I figured I would give some of the pellets a try and I went to get a handful and she started eating right out of my hand! I am beside myself thrilled. I really thought we were going to lose this little girl despite everything. She came to us in bad condition and then got better and was walking and eating and then all of the sudden back on her death bed. Now she is SLOWLY improving but I am so happy. The eating and drinking is a major mile stone! I put her back in the pen with the other hen and put the water back in and watched for a minute. She sat down at first and kept eyeing the water bowl. Then she stood up walked over and started drinking. I really just couldn't be any happier about this. She still has a bit of a road ahead of her but I feel much better now that we are seeing improvment.