One was dead in the coop when we opened it up yesterday morning. The other two died this morning. They were not moving around. Just sitting still like they were nesting.
We are so new to chickens and don't have any idea what is going on. We haven't seen any evidence of mites or lice. Three of our Rhode Island Reds have died in two days now. There is blood in the coop, but no sign of blood on the chickens. I even looked in the mouth and vent of one. No...
We are so new to chickens and don't have any idea what is going on. We haven't seen any evidence of mites or lice. Three of our Rhode Island Reds have died in two days now. There is blood in the coop, but no sign of blood on the chickens. I even looked in the mouth and vent of one. No...
(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? Yes, very new to chickens. We got our first ones in March of this year.
(2) How many chickens do you have right now? I think 60!
(3) What breeds do you have? We started out in March with 6 black sex links and 12 Rhode Island...