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  1. 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...
  2. 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...
  3. 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...
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    • autopsy death disease help parasite quail
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    • Forum: Quail
  4. 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...
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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
  5. 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...
  6. 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...
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    • advice dead duck dead juvenille death help necropsy post mortem sudden death unexplained vet
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    • Forum: Ducks
  7. 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...
  8. 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...
  9. 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...
  10. 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...
  11. 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...
  12. 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...
  13. 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...
  14. 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...
  15. 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...
  16. 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...
  17. zogster

    Open head wound pecking

    I am at my wits end. I've had chickens for 5+ years, and have never had an issue like i'm having now. I introduced 6 pullets to my established flock at the end of the spring. Things went as expected, and all was fine. We took a bunch out to show at the local 4H fair in September. The day...
  18. StuckOnTheFarm

    Bullying, feather loss and spontaneous death

    Hello fellow chicken keepers, My hubby and I have had several flocks of chickens over the last 14-15 years. The last 2-3 years have been very difficult though as our girls seem to be dying for no clear reason. Our last flock started with about 36 hens if I recall and we ended up with about 22...
  19. Afrodigh

    Sudden Chicken Death

    We experienced our first loss this morning. I have four 10-month old barred rocks. We found one of my ladies dead on the floor of the coop this morning. Yesterday I had noticed she was a little more sluggish than usual, but she is the smallest and most shy out of my four so I didn't pay much...
  20. AniaOnion

    Rough Month

    It's been a really rough month for me and my girls. We had to go through a long move, that both Baba Yaga and Kikimora handled like champs. Their coop got broken in the move so I had to set up a brand new one, but I got it done and set up within a few days of getting here, and in the meantime, I...
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    • coryza death gout quail
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    • Forum: Quail
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