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  1. kanami

    my hen dropped dead :(

    i was at work today, went on my break to see one of my younger siblings texted me from home saying one of our chickens wasn’t responding, i called and they were freaking out. so my mother went outside and was digging a hole in the yard when in her peripheral vision she saw a bird just hit the...
  2. R

    Baby Chick Died and I Feel Awful

    I just had a chick die several hours after hatching. It wasn’t acting right from the beginning and was super weak. I thought it was just tired from hatching, but later after drying it was sitting on its butt and leaning back. It couldn’t walk properly, it started to get better so I thought it...
  3. Olive_Egger

    Poll for those who have had chicken deaths

    I just lost all of my birds to a mink. In the past I’ve also lost hens to foxes, one even died from a mysterious disease. I’m curious to know what other people have had the most trouble with. Select any of the things below that has killed a chicken of yours!
  4. E

    Dead quail?

    I am new to quail, never had chickens before. Got three coturnix quail about three months ago. Today we found one dead in their sand bath, she looks fine except her eyes I think were pecked out by the other two after she died. No wounds, missing feathers, diarrhea, nothing obvious that would...
    • Elbent
    • Thread
    • dead quail
    • Replies: 18
    • Forum: Quail
  5. H

    Egg bound or egg broken inside?

    I’m new to ducks. I got 2 pekins. One male and one female. Had them for a few months now. Yesterday all was good. I went to feed and both came running and quacking and she was bobbing her head as usual. No problems. This morning I go to the pen to feed and my girl Dixie is laying down bobbing...
    • Harris14
    • Thread
    • dead egg bound duck ill sick
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Ducks
  6. Z

    She just died and I feel so guilty

    My absolute favourite hen was killed today by my dog. I put the chickens away, but didn't count them, they're usually so good about all going into the run and it looked like the right amount were in there. I let my young dog out and I was really tired so I went to sit on the couch and chill. I...
  7. TheBirdBabe

    Healthy duck, mysterious death.

    Hello everyone, This morning I woke up & saw one of my ducks laying in the backyard. I instantly knew she was dead, just by the way she was laying. 😞 Initially I thought an owl or hawk got her. There's no way a racoon, opossum or fox got past my dogs. But upon inspection, there was no blood...
    • TheBirdBabe
    • Thread
    • dead dead duck duck egg mysterious death
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Ducks
  8. D

    Somebody please tell me the reason she died

    My baby quail got wet during the night and in the morning was very cold, couldn't stand and barely opened her eyes, but at least she was breathing... Before i go on, a day ago she was just as weak when i woke up, but not cold, her crop was pretty much empty and i somehow saved her after watching...
    • Daniel415
    • Thread
    • baby quail choking cold crop dead feed help sleeping water weak
    • Replies: 13
    • Forum: Quail
  9. 1

    Mystery Murderer *Photo of Deceased Body Included*

    This morning, I let the chickens out of their coop, into their run, and all twelve were healthy and in stable condition. This evening, when I went to put the chickens back in the coop, I found one chick dead and decapitated. My run is made of 1/4" hardware cloth all the way round, with a...
  10. W

    To eat, or not to eat?

    One of my hens had a freak accident this morning. She was found, hanging by her neck, in between the gate and the fence at about 8:30 am. Sunrise was at 6:30, so she couldn’t have been there any longer than about 2-3 hours. She wasn’t sick, had no known health problems, and it was wasn’t a...
  11. S

    How to stop dogs from eating chickens??

    Hello, so just today I was out and about and my younger sister carried 2 of our chickens out from their normal run and I to our backyard. Only problem was that when the dogs were let out. They ate both of them. What can I do to stop this behavior in the future? I have heard that tying a piece of...
  12. Q

    Hen just died in me, should I worry about the rest of the flock.

    I went out to check on the broody ladies this evening because we should have hatch any day now. But I noticed my Easter egger, who is not broody, in a nesting box. All the other ladies were on the roost tucking themselves in for the night. She was standing in almost a squat with her wings...
  13. M

    float test photo analysis

    i believe these eggs to be 17 days old, no signs of life anymore during candling.. does the float test show signs of life or no?
    • mharr0414
    • Thread
    • alive babies dead duck egg float test muscovey
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Ducks
  14. M

    are my duck eggs alive?

    i have no idea how far into development these are / are they alive? help
    • mharr0414
    • Thread
    • alive candling dead duck hatching help muscovoy
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: Ducks
  15. bridgetamelia98

    Quail all found slaughtered!?

    This morning I went out to check on my button quail and all but 1 were dead, they are housed with a chicken and a rooster and a larger coturnix quail and have never had any problems until this morning where there was a pile of them in their little wooden house on the bottom floor I don’t know if...
    • bridgetamelia98
    • Thread
    • button quail chinese cotournix quail coturnix quail courtnix quail dead hen predator quail rats
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: Predators and Pests
  16. alexandhammy

    Mysterious Death in flock - Please help

    I have a flock of 2 drakes and 5 ducks, theyre in a closed coop with three roosters. I went into the coop today and one of the ducks had a broken neck. Nobody else was injured or dead. There was no blood, no apparent puncture wounds. I checked to see if she could have got stuck somewhere but...
    • alexandhammy
    • Thread
    • broken broken neck dead death duck muscovey duck
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Ducks
  17. M

    Day 25 Is it dead or should I keep waiting?

    I know someone whose been trying to hatch chicks with no luck. I visited him on day 23 and asked if I could have the one egg he hadn't tossed yet. I set up a temporary incubator in the bathroom as it's the only place I can get enough heat and humidity at the moment. There is no movement from the...
    • Magpie2
    • Thread
    • advice appreciated candeling candling chicken dead dead in shell egg hatch hatching late hatching
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Incubating & Hatching Eggs
  18. mypoorducky

    My duckling died 30 minutes ago

    Hello all. I am here because me and my little brother are panicking and crying. I bought a duckling from my neighbor's kids who were trying to get rid of it so they could get a cat. We played with and cared for it for multiple weeks. Though we could only keep it indoors most the time (we took...
  19. TundraFang

    Chicks suddenly dying

    So I had six Silkie chicks and they've had pasty but that won't go away. I've switched their food, given nutri-drench, and even fed them mash but nothing works. They show no other symptoms until right before they die. They start gasping for breath and eventually pass out and die. This happens...
  20. torch21

    Chicks Suddenly Dead

    Hello all. One of my cochin bantams became broody so we allowed her to hatch out a few eggs fertilized by our silkie rooster. She hatched three and they have been doing quite well with her out in the coop. Most days we shut the mama up in the coop with the little ones with their own food and...
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