bald Rooster
Songster
Hello I have a small flock of Bob whites.About a year old now.
They live in my juvenile coop. It is open to a large inclosed run.I had 6 roosters and 7 hens.
They have laid many eggs and are still laying. I have about 75 chicks in my brooder.
About two weeks ago one hen started acting very weak and allowed me to pick her up. I could not see anything wrong with her. Vent was fine and nothing seemed tender on her. I put her in a laying box, and the next day I found her dead. since then I have lost two more hens same symptoms .
As I said Its a large run and coop. I also have 49 8 week old chickens and 15 turkey. I watch them from time to time and have not seen any aggression out of any of them.
To many males?
I am going to remove all the males as I don't want to hatch anymore this year.
I did feed them alfalfa hay several times. I felt there crop and It seemed empty. so I do not think it was impacted.
Water has become a issue in there coop as the chickens and turkeys are drinking a lot.never ran out but always dirty. (with old hay,pine wood chips,dirt) I stay after it daily.
I had a mite problem and I used some of the powder from feed store, (not de) not an excessive amount just a normal dusting of the dirt in the run.
I have only got a little over two years keeping fowl and one with Quail . I know what fowl pox is, and my flock does not have it. We may have some worms I have not treated for them. I look at poop and do not see any and the rest of my flock of about 100 birds seem healthy.
Any ideas from experienced fowl people?
They live in my juvenile coop. It is open to a large inclosed run.I had 6 roosters and 7 hens.
They have laid many eggs and are still laying. I have about 75 chicks in my brooder.
About two weeks ago one hen started acting very weak and allowed me to pick her up. I could not see anything wrong with her. Vent was fine and nothing seemed tender on her. I put her in a laying box, and the next day I found her dead. since then I have lost two more hens same symptoms .
As I said Its a large run and coop. I also have 49 8 week old chickens and 15 turkey. I watch them from time to time and have not seen any aggression out of any of them.
To many males?
I am going to remove all the males as I don't want to hatch anymore this year.
I did feed them alfalfa hay several times. I felt there crop and It seemed empty. so I do not think it was impacted.
Water has become a issue in there coop as the chickens and turkeys are drinking a lot.never ran out but always dirty. (with old hay,pine wood chips,dirt) I stay after it daily.
I had a mite problem and I used some of the powder from feed store, (not de) not an excessive amount just a normal dusting of the dirt in the run.
I have only got a little over two years keeping fowl and one with Quail . I know what fowl pox is, and my flock does not have it. We may have some worms I have not treated for them. I look at poop and do not see any and the rest of my flock of about 100 birds seem healthy.
Any ideas from experienced fowl people?