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    HELP!!! My chickens are dying....

    First, in their last pen, something I took for granted, they were getting their "grit" naturally. It was a sandy small rocky area. New area, wooded, tall grasses, more vegetation and less rocky surface. So adding grits is huge. Lack of protein, going back to starter feed for a little while...
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    HELP!!! My chickens are dying....

    Ok, I talked with a local "expert", the lady at my local TSC, ha.. After doing more research and stepping back from the ledge (mareks disease), we both think it may be imbalanced diets along with loads of stress from the move. I have increased protein in take, added electrolytes to water, and...
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    HELP!!! My chickens are dying....

    So heres the best shot I could get. Talked with locals at TSC, they may think it is a diet issue along with the new environment. Have them on vitamins, extra protein, oils etc... Ill try to catch later n take a better picture
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    HELP!!! My chickens are dying....

    Also, I should add. When transporting the chickens I felt a huge lump on the front of their chests. Naturally I thought it was the crop, where food is stored. However, this morning I noticed on the two black Shumen hens their crops were still full before feeding, could they be tumors?
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    HELP!!! My chickens are dying....

    and also thank you all for your help!!!!!
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    HELP!!! My chickens are dying....

    Ok, I have to go to work unfortunately ha... However, I did examine the vent of the deceased bird. I found just one bug, it looked like it could be 1 of 3 things....Tick, a large mite, or a small beetle. Is it common to only find one bug? If so what could it be? I havent been able to catch a...
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    HELP!!! My chickens are dying....

    Wyorp Rock- To answer your questions, we are located in Northwest Ohio. I was just out with the chickens, the marks on their combs seem to be getting worse but only for the Black Shumen's. The Rooster is alive but acting both distant and wasn't eating morning feed. The hen died last...
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    HELP!!! My chickens are dying....

    In the past 3 weeks Ive had 4 black Shumen chickens die on me for no apparent reason. It happened once in early January, very cold and windy so I figured, her being the smallest hen, she just couldn't fight the winter. Recently I moved all of my chickens to a new pen. Things are not off to a...
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