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  1. Little Coop on Salt Creek

    Need help with diagnosing Silkie issue

    Hi all, I'm hoping someone with more breeding knowledge than myself can help me. We recently set eggs in our new incubator. Had a 69% hatch rate which we felt was good. We had Silkies set in that batch and out of the 10 that hatched out and were sold 4 of them seemed to up and die on their...
  2. G

    French Toulouse geese

    Hello My names Graham I had 3 french Toulouse geese but unfortunately 2 days ago I lost one of my females. I normally lock the birds away at night for safety but the bird I lost refused to get off her nest and even when I attempted to persuade her to move she seemed a little off her legs so...
    • graham67
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    • death egg french french toulouse geese goose nest
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Geese
  3. rascal66

    Sudden death in 2mo chick?

    Last night when I was getting ready to bring the chicks into the coop, I found one dead. It had just very recently died as the body was still very warm and limp. The chicks were all eating and drinking and acting just fine. What in the world caused him to suddenly die?? I'm worried for the other...
  4. rascal66

    Eagle experiences

    Today I'm sad to say I've had my first Eagle attack. It killed one of my laying Brahmas... I heard commotion outside and when I got there, it was too late. It already killed and ripped through the carcass. So with my loss now, I'm scared to allow the chickens to continue free ranging for a...
  5. K

    Mass 5 day old chick death

    A few hours ago 10 mixed breed chicks were running around, eating, drinking, being cute, then, like chicks do, they all lay down to nap, we thought. A few hours later I thought they had bern asleep too long and on a hunch picked up one. She was dead. All but one of them were dead. Only one had...
  6. cluckledoodleoo

    Sudden Death

    Hi all, Sadly, on Sunday morning one of my hens passed away.:hit She's a Light Sussex hen and she'll be 6 years old in July. We were initially told that her and her sisters' life expectancy would be 5/6 years but I've heard a variety of things: from 3 years to 11! (can anyone confirm?) I let her...
  7. Q

    Quail died, need help diagnosing

    Hey everybody, Unfortunately I found one of my button quail dead this morning, and I'd like to see if there are any signs I should look for with the body to make sure it wasn't a disease or parasite that the other quail in the cage could get. I thought the cause might have been dehydration...
    • quail39572
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    • autopsy death disease help parasite quail
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Quail
  8. Quailberries

    I’m completely at a loss

    Ok, where to start... My family recently decided to get backyard chickens, and got out first flock of four pullets on March 30th. It has been not even 2 weeks and we are now down to two... kind of. Our EE chick was quickly found to have a really horrible cross beak, and thanks to the help of a...
    • Quailberries
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    • broiler chick integration chicks 2 weeks cross beak culling dead baby chicks death replacing chicks
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Raising Baby Chicks
  9. dalguiyeowang

    Saying Goodbye and a Learning Experience

    *Edit: it's good to admit when one is wrong. I stand corrected. According to breed information, Australorps can live 6-10 years. I apologize for the incorrect information. All of us on here have lost at least of our chickens. While my story is not unique, I do want to share my experience with...
  10. Kimmyh51

    Help needed sudden unexplained dead duck plus entire flock clearly distressed

    Hoping someone can help me try and figure out what might have happened... In brief: 8 week domestic drake, found dead, no sign of illness or injury in good weight, last seen in apparently good health, energetic, eating well, normal everything, 2 siblings have suddenly started limping at same...
    • Kimmyh51
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    • advice dead duck dead juvenille death help necropsy post mortem sudden death unexplained vet
    • Replies: 20
    • Forum: Ducks
  11. Their gram

    Falling over dead

    One hen - 2 year old Comet - started standing off by herself, and not eating. Slept a lot. She actually would move to a different place every now and then, but stayed alone and slept. She would go in at night and get on the roost with the others. One day she perked up and looked good...
  12. onyx2011

    Sudden Death, Thick Orange Slime on Beak?

    My blue marans rooster suddenly died, and he's around 7 or 8 months old. I found him this morning when I returned from trig class and he's completely stiff, eyes shut. There is this weird orange slime that seems to have coagulated all over his beak. I've had him and my hen locked up for the past...
  13. NubbyRyuu

    Legacy Cut Short

    Wasn't sure where to post this, so if it gets moved or something, that's fine. So there was a post I made about my friend, Nubby, who sadly passed away last month from some illness or something me and...we'll call her Cin...didn't detect. The only clue something was wrong was a lump on the...
  14. C

    My first loss...

    Hi... I'm pretty new to being a chicken mom, having started my flock this past September. They are my passion and have brought me endless joy since Day 1. Yesterday, we lost our first (hopefully only) chicken to what we believe was a hawk. Our coop and run are secured around the perimeter...
  15. NubbyRyuu

    Why Did My Friend Die?

    Hello everyone, NubbyRyuu here! My neighbor, who I've become friends with, has a bunch of chickens, all used for egg laying. I've befriended a few over time, including one I've named my account after, Nubby. She was a very sweet chicken who my neighbor took in from another person. Because...
  16. berkchicks

    Lost my first girl to an impacted crop today

    Hey guys, I know if anyone can understand how I am feeling right now, its you all. I had to have my not even 10 month old sweet Pez euthanized today and I'm devastated. 3 days ago I noticed her wattle was pale and she was a little less active and had some watery poo. Yesterday she was pretty...
  17. ChickenLove1113

    Lost a sweet girl today, completely unexpected

    I have used BYC for almost a year now to find some of the most useful info when it comes to caring for my hens. This is my very first post, and unfortunately, it’s one that comes with some heartache. I have a small little backyard flock - three sweet Red Sex Link hens. They are 9 months old, and...
  18. cherylwillard1

    Sudden death of Red Star hens

    Has anyone had red star (red sex link) hens? I bought a couple as adults from a local farm last April. In November, I lost the oldest (an assumption on my part because she was larger and had a bigger comb) suddenly. She was lethargic and sleeping on the floor of the coop (in the deep straw) a...
  19. Fuhrwick

    Cinder Block Death

    I had a really sad thing happen the other day. We had the chicken’s heated waterer sitting up on a cinder block. I have no idea why, but our huge Easter egger head hen tried to squeeze through the small opening and got stuck and died. I have no clue why she would try to fit through there but I...
  20. Siyabonga Mama

    My hens are dying and I don't know why

    I just found my second dead hen. She's young, looks healthy. No sign of being pecked or hurt by a predator. Some poop around the vent, but it wasn't blocked. No sign of being egg-bound, or maggots, or mites. Their poop is normal, as far as I can tell, maybe a little on the goopy side but then...
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