um....anyone going to respond to my threads and links? that is what this thread is about! people can come and ask questions, and i post the threads of people who need help. some of the problems are resolved already, but one persons chick died.
~Marie
How old are your chicks? How long have you had them, and when did you lose the two that just seemed to up and die? Have you lost any since then? Sometimes they just fail to thrive and die with no apparent reason. Chickens can be tricky because they don't always show signs of illness until it's too late. . How big is your coop and run (feet x feet)? Is it big enough for proper ventilation? Can you post a picture of your setup? Lots of details and visuals can be helpful. Don't beat yourself up, and try not to get too discouraged - even the most experienced chicken keepers will lose birds now and then with no obvious reason. One thing to consider if you do keep losing them is to have a necropsy done. I'm not sure where you live or if that's even an option, but it's something to think about.I happened upon this thread and was hoping maybe I could get some info/advice. We are new chicken owner this year and not doing too well
They eat medicated feed, get scraps out of the garden and get out for some free range time each evening. I have the coop over cement (husband insisted) and I used to have some pine shavings on the ground there but it was difficult to keep clean so I don't have any currently. I spray the cement down each weekend to keep it clean and just stared spreading some DE to keep flies down. The run is connected to the coop so they can go back and forth and it is over dirt. We've had quite a bit of rain the past 2 weeks and its definitely moist dirt right now. Not muddy but not anywhere near dry. The chickens have access to plenty of dirt for dust baths. Plenty of water...shade...everything I can think of they need.
The coop itself we bought from a woman who used it for a summer but kept losing chicken to a predator. I didn't disinfect it when we got it but it was pretty clean. I keep pine shavings in it and clean the poop out each day or every two days at worst. I've taken all the bedding out twice already this summer.
I checked the dead birds for mites and didn't see mites or anything else. They look perfectly healthy and were eating and doing all normal things until a day or two before dying. No trouble breathing, no foul smells.
I'm trying to check poops more closely but I don't know exactly what I'm looking for? I've looked at some posts and I don't see anything really weird...maybe i'm not picking up on something though?
I would love if someone with more experience could tell me if I'm missing something? doing something wrong? I am down to 4 birds. Only other thing i can think to mention is my 3 year old likes to hold the chickens when she's out with me. It usually isn't much but always ends up holding the ones that die bc they don't apparently have the energy to run off (i'm putting two and two together at this point, at first I just thought they were the more friendly birds). My daughter isn't sick though and doesn't go anywhere besides grandma and grandpas house and they don't have any animals.
ANY helpful info or advice would really, really be appreciated! thanks
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i am not actually. i just would like it if people listened and replied to my posts.I think you are underestimating and undermining the people who joined your thread.
