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I dreamed that I went out to recheck them for injuries and found them casually wandering around, missing their heads, and I panicked thinking, "How could I have missed that?!" But! In reality they are looking SO much better this morning! They bustled out of the coop with the rest of the flock...

Yes, they have dust bath right near the fence that kept getting deeper. I knew it was a problem, but I'm 8 months pregnant and also knew it would require hauling timbers to line the run. :he They have gotten out two other times and got luckiy before. My husband stayed out til way past dark...

I witnessed the end of the attack, and judging by the amount of feathers I'm guessing I saw most of it. They got themselves wedged where the dog couldn't reach them. That said, I did check them from head to vent to toes, and found nothing but a small bald patch on their bums. I just brought them...

Two of my girls, a white plymouth and a mille fleur d'uccle, escaped the run yesterday evening and had a close encounter with a dog during their jaunt. Other than a few missing tail feathers they seem alright physically. There is no blood, their comb and wattles are not pale. But they are...

This little one will be 13 wks on Sunday. Any guesses?

Honestly, I'm about as certain as I can be without a necropsy. I'm reading so many accounts of people losing whole flocks to them in my area...and they are BAD this year. The rest of our flock are doing great! We set up a big box fan in front of Penny's favorite hang out to keep the air moving...

I'm certainly not against getting some corid and dosing them just to make sure, but I really don't think that was our problem. Have any of you had issues with buffalo gnats/black flies?

Honestly, I am more convinced that it was these blasted buffalo flies by the minute...

No chemicals or toxins that we have used. Neighbor says he hasn't either. All poop looked totally normal

And it would make sense why the free rangers were unaffected... They can get away from them so much easier!

Oh man... I may be having an epiphany. We have SO MANY biting gnats in our yard! They were swarming the chickens that were dead/dying but I thought it was just because they were too weak to get away! Could that be what killed them?!

I'm in I'm in southern Indiana if that effects anything. I'll give another few days to make sure the rest of the flock really is healthy, then the kids and I will probably head out and bring home a half dozen new babies

I'm so sorry you've dealt with this too! It's a terrible feeling :-( how old are/were your chicks?

Yeah... That's my main comfort. There are 18 birds between mine and my neighbor's. Only 3 fell at this point. Everybody else seems fine. Thank you for humoring and reassuring me!❤

I'm sorry, I know I'm a total greenhorn. I'm just nervous and questioning burying the girls without a necropsy...

No, there were no respiratory symptoms... I just keep reading that sudden death can be the only "symptom" is that because people missed the symptoms that were there for those few hours?

So the neighbor's wife came over this morning and I don't think they sprayed anything after all... I'm super paranoid now even though the rest of the flock and the neighbor's chickens look perfectly healthy.... Could you guys humor me and tell me why this does not sound like avian flu?

She is super docile I am worried about her getting her butt whooped! My brother in law got some pullets right around the same time as us and I was thinking about asking him... But his are downright feral. I think they'd eat her.

That's a really good point! I have a feeling he will bring it up again and I'll probably mention it that way. He seemed totally mortified as it was. My parents just started keeping bees as well, it is such a sad state of affairs! It's why we got our guineas... To have some pest control sans...

Good, that thought suddenly terrified me. I have a 3 and 6 year old begging me to go get new chicks soon already. They're good encouragement to stick with it in spite of our tragic first run! I'm hoping we can find a nice pullet around Penny's age to keep her company first and foremost!