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I know simple renal failure doesn't manifest in white liver spots in humans, so I can't imagine it does in chickens. Why, Kathy, I thought you would be well versed in all the chicken diseases by now, figured you'd know for sure.

Seeing as how other chickens in the flock were also suffering hypothermia, I find it highly unlikely they all were suffering from renal failure from layer feed, particularly since some were hens.

If the kidneys appeared to be okay, what makes you think he died of kidney failure? Sounds like he had issues with heart and liver more than renal from your description. An underlying disease, maybe?

That's a shame. What have they been like leading up to this cold period? Active, eating and drinking fine? Feathers nice and shiny, eyes bright, combs and wattles red? When did you notice them first losing condition? I'd definitely do a necropsy, just to see what you can see. You'll most...

Illness and/or parasite infestation. Chickens rarely, if ever, die of the cold, but of underlying causes that weaken them so they cannot keep themselves warm during the cold.

Yes...it was concurrent with teflon toxicity poisoning. You can check the packaging or call the manufacturer to make sure.

For new beginnings! Nice looking girls! Love the names.

It's good to know what it was, finally, I'm sure...now you can stop beating yourself up about it. How could you have known that? I just found out that info last year myself and I've been doing chickens for 37 yrs, though I must admit that I'd never used a heat lamp for chicks until this past...

We always call those dollhouse coops Boxes O' Death due to their lack of space on floor and roost, and lack of ventilation. It's really hard to open up ventilation on a space so small, as no matter where you put it, it's going to blow directly on a bird, be they on the floor or on the roost...

Oh, my! I'm sorry you were mislead into buying that expensive coop by the information in the ad. Many have done that very thing on this forum due to the advertised "how many birds it will hold" and soon found out they had problems with feather picking, cannibalism, illness and parasite issues...

Quote: Think about what you did when you found these birds. You removed them from the coop environment~the source of the problem, be it the heat lamp or occlusive environment and the heat lamp~and they recovered. Some did not. They were cold, lethargic and had discolored skin due to lack...

One thing I noticed right away....too many birds to too small of a space. The space for your coop would hold 4 standard chickens, max...but it's best to even go a little more on that space. Your reputable coop builder is not exactly reputable if he is recommending 16 birds in 24 sq. ft. of...