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  1. Y

    3 birds died in 6 months

    Looking for advice, We had 8 laying hens but over the course of the winter have lost 3 and I fear another one soon. These are 3.5 old birds. Egg production has decreased but we assumed due to it being winter and they are indoors more. The first bird seemed rather sudden, one morning we went in...
  2. 907poultry

    Metzer Farms Review(s)

    Many have ordered ducklings through Metzer farms but I want this post here for anyone wondering about packaging, customer service, shipping, etc. My experience may be different from others, please share yours here as well. Metzer farms has a variety of breeds to choose from and allows customers...
    • 907poultry
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    • death duckling metzer farms review
    • Replies: 64
    • Forum: Ducks
  3. Chocorobo12

    My pekin died in the most brutal way and I am so guilt stricken

    I wasn't home this past weekend so I had my mom feed my 4 pekins and lock them in their little coop at night. I got home yesterday at around noon only to behold the ghastliest sight.. I found one of my pekins with a SEVERE prolapsed vent... with her instenstine dragging on the ground.... there...
    • Chocorobo12
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    • death die eggs guilty pekin prolapse prolapsed
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Ducks
  4. Gababbay

    Our family is completely devastated, our frizzle died!

    We found her in a corner with a single puncture wound to the side of her head. There was feathers throughout the coop. A couple of chunks of feathers seemed to have skin I didn’t notice anything but the puncture wound on her body. The puncture wound is a small and deep wound. We are completely...
  5. MyISAbrownhens

    What killed my hens?

    I don’t know what it is with our house but all our chicken attacks happen during the day. Today, at around 5 o clock and in the complete daylight, something killed three of our hens and injured another. One hen was missing with only feathers left, the other was down in the woods, and the third...
  6. C

    Duckling death

    Im very emotional right not and cant think straight I'm not sure what to do... Late last year I ordered 10 ducklings from a hatchery w/ a "life insurance" thing. They all died. They implied I just wasn't taking care of them properly which is very fair I don't blame them because ALL OF THEM DIED...
    • cheesechee
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    • death ducklings ducks losses
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Ducks
  7. palindrome_7

    silkie troubles

    Hi there, This week my silkies were totally fine, and now they are both dead. One dropped down out of the blue yesterday, and this morning I found the other one dead. They have been so healthy, so idk what's going on. The only thing I did differently was added a little ACV to their water and...
  8. ducklover1030

    Duck Lonely after companion passed

    Hello! so i got 2 ducks to raise around april of 2021. We were going strong for 9 months until my male duck, Rascal passed away from a sudden sickness. i realized as Rascal started getting sick. My female duck started picking on him more and more and nipping at him about a month before his...
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    • advice animals death ducklings ducks grieving help passing away pets
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: Ducks
  9. E

    Young Chicken Death. Fighting? Roo issue?

    Hello! I am new to chickens and have done a fairly large amount of research but I am at a loss here. I have 3 young Ayam Cemani chickens, about 6 1/2 weeks old, that I raised from eggs...I went out to check on them and one was dead! just laying there lifeless. I have no idea what happened. I...
  10. D

    my ducks won't stay inside

    Hello, i have an issue with my ducks. this is my first winter with them and geese. here we get down to -30°C and lower, and have been hovering at that for a fair bit. every other animal stays inside their "homes" Not my Ducks... they are Always outside. and because of that they keep Dying. no...
    • Dracora
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    • death ducks help !
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Ducks
  11. 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
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    • broken broken neck dead death duck muscovey duck
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Ducks
  12. B

    Training rooster to fight or to run away

    I bought a rooster, Kuroiler, and I was free ranging him, His Brother was their too, with one of my RIR Hen, Just then an Aseel rooster jumped into action,and killed the kuroilers brother in One shot( I think he broke his neck), And the Kuroiler I was talking about at the beginning of the thread...
  13. S

    Starving chickens

    I have had 5 chickens for about 3 years with no problems. This spring one of them became broody, so I got 7 chicks for her from IFA. One failed to thrive and died after about 4 days. The rest seemed healthy. They grew into pullets and I was going to give my mom 4 of them, but suddenly one of the...
  14. emalin

    Rapid sudden death

    My seemingly healthy 1.5 yo Marans rooster died suddenly this morning. He was fine 5-10 minutes before. When I went back outside he was struggling on the ground then died within a minute or two. No sign of attack or parasites. Nothing obvious stuck in his airway. His feet were white though &...
  15. emalin

    Rapid sudden death

    My seemingly healthy 1.5 year old Marans rooster died suddenly this morning. He was fine 5-10 minutes before. When I went back outside he was struggling on the ground then died within a minute or two. No sign of attack or parasites. Nothing obvious stuck in his airway. His feet were white...
  16. SCchickengal

    Help! What happened?!

    Help! We have our first backyard flock of 9 hens. Our 3 original chicks were purchased in April of this year. They are a Barred Rock, a Buff Brahma, and a Columbia Rock Cross. They have lived peacefully together all of this time. We purchased 4 more pullets in July, and integrated them together...
  17. aimz127

    Lethargic then sudden death - Lice? Virus? Help

    I had a pullet (4+ month) orpington pass today and I don't know why. This is my first round of chickens and she was one of my favorites. She was lethargic yesterday but seemed to be eating/drinking. Today she was also lethargic and breathing heavy. I tried to give her nutridrench, but she...
  18. eslyder92

    SDS in Illinois

    I woke up this morning to find 4 of my 5 chickens (4 months old) laying on their backs dead. They were fine and happy yesterday and this morning they were dead I looked up what it might be and the only thing that seems right is Sudden Death Syndrome. I am now worried about my 5th chicken might...
  19. N

    My goose died and I don't know what went wrong

    I'm new to this site so I apologize if there are any errors. I have never raised geese and I bought a pair of goslings back in June. I have been keeping them in my garage until they grew their feathers in and now they live in my fenced yard full time. I lock them up at night in a coop for...
    • nmadd
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    • care help death geese
    • Replies: 16
    • Forum: Geese
  20. K

    Chick is sad

    Yesterday, one of my two chicks died. I got them from a pet store and were sick when we picked them up. The male chicken has blue around his eyes and his eyes are shut with mucus. I used Q tips that were dipped in warm water to try to remove them, but its still there. I try to do it often. He is...
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