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chickie ar

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We put our new girls in a 20x30 foot run. 2 days in a row I've found a dead one in the coop. No injury signs. Was very healthy that day, active and eating. I started with 6 and all 3 of my white egg layers are gone, the easter eggers are ok for now but I'm scared to lose any more! Suggestions?
 
Necropsy :(... Poisons, pathogens, heart attack...too many unknowns... Without injury, sudden death, my first instinct would be to get the dead to a vet ASAP and find out if it is a pathogen or a poison. Could be as simple as a poisonous plant, to complex as infectious disease.
 
I have had two chickens just up and die on me this year. No clue why. They were healthy one day and dead the next. They were a year old.
I am not paying for a necropsy.
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Hi I have a question.a few of my chickens have bald spots that I think are caused by them picking at themselves.they might be going through a molt but the bald spots are getting worse.I put lime dwn & they have dirt & sand to roll in.I dont see any bugs.most of my chickens are fine.they are older chickens.does anyone have any answers? Thank you
 
myboys123 said:
Hi I have a question.a few of my chickens have bald spots that I think are caused by them picking at themselves.they might be going through a molt but the bald spots are getting worse.I put lime dwn & they have dirt & sand to roll in.I dont see any bugs.most of my chickens are fine.they are older chickens.does anyone have any answers? Thank you
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Higher protein feed will help them regrow feathers, and in the meantime, check and make sure the skin isntvred or irritated or lumpy.. Rule out fungus or pathogen.. If the bird and skin are healthy, a feed change may be all that you need :)
 
OhioTanya said:
I have had two chickens just up and die on me this year. No clue why. They were healthy one day and dead the next. They were a year old.
I am not paying for a necropsy.
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Birds dont really advertise when they're sick. They could have had a plethora of different pathogens, infections, worms.... If its infectious, the chance of losing more birds goes up to 100% mortality. 100% death, that is. Without finding out what could have happened, the rest of the flock remains at risk.

Personal choice on necropsy. Sometimes it's better to pay and KNOW, than to skip it and guess.. Especially if it becomes a repeat the experience :(
 
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