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    Sudden death

    yes- they want to test the scratch grains that we were giving the birds. We are also doing some additional histopathology to see if they can narrow down the variety of toxin. Whatever type, it kills suddenly. The liver or kidneys rupture.
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    Sudden death

    The necropsy was aflatoxicosis. We now need to track down the source of the toxin. They tell me the feed is the most likely, but the birds ate from 2 different bags of feed and they were both brand new.
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    Sudden death

    The coop is near a power line. I had not thought of voltage spikes.
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    Sudden death

    I had not thought about crop planes. Let me check on that. We do not have wind turbines but we are at the top of a hill and we do have lots of wind.
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    Sudden death

    We had the water tested and it is clean. No contaminants.
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    Sudden death

    We are wondering if anything toxic was used. The previous owners ran Wagyu cattle on the land so I can't imagine them using anything strong. We do get run off from our neighbors so I will ask if they are using anything on their crops. Our coop is and omlet coop- no wood used. Thank you for your...
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    Sudden death

    no. we are in the country and there is nothing around us. They are in the shade near a fence. There are no buildings.
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    Sudden death

    I think it is poisoning too. I cannot figure out why or how...The only plant that I cannot find toxicity on is burr medic. The other weeds are all non poisonous as far as I can identify. I have had chickens before, but we moved to a new house and this is the first time I have had them here. I...
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    Sudden death

    Has anyone seen this? The following has happened with both young pullets and mature hens. Setup: I have a divided chicken run and 2 coops. The ground of the chicken run has rocks and sand and some weeds. I also have an area to quarantine sick birds. I put five 9mo old hens in the run and coop...
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