mysterious chicken deaths

  1. Mommarunyon

    A word of advice for first time feather parents or anyone unfamiliar with feed!

    I am sharing my story of stupidity in hopes of preventing another senseless tragedy from occurring in another coop. Backround: Recently my small farm decided to start supporting small family owned companies over large box stores. In doing this we choose to purchase feed from a local feed store...
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    • Forum: Raising Baby Chicks
  2. J

    First loss today, vanished without a trace

    Hello, Looking for the best guess for our culprit so we can prevent it from happening again. We have 5 little bantam hens (4 now) that during the day are turned loose in a run about 1900 sq ft. At night they are locked in their coop. The run has a fence I would feel relatively confident calling...
  3. Barredrock92

    2 deaths in 2 months

    I have a set of growing pullets, between the ages of 4 and 7 months old. Last month I lost one, I found him outside, he was lethargic and “sleepy” but no outward signs of infection. Eyes and nostrils clear, no mites or worms. His symptoms seemed sudden and he died that day. I treated the whole...
  4. 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...
  5. shartnett5

    Dead chickens

    I had a broody chicken, 1 yr old, who kep hopping the fence to hide a clutch. I eventually found her cluch not far from my hose near the house. The eggs smelled horrible and I tossed and buried them. One popped open, white and curdled nastiness. A few days later we found her dead outside the run...
  6. K

    Mysterious Deaths...Any Advice?

    Over the past 4 days, we have had two of our young chickens mysteriously die. On Thursday we left on vacation. On Friday, our housesitter notified us that one of our chickens had passed away. No signs of illness, no blood, nothing to indicate what could have happened. Today we returned home and...
  7. lizamae89

    8-12 Month-Old Pullets Dying with Tumors

    We have four coups on a very small plot. One of these coops has had periodic losses of young hens. These pullets have been laying for at least three months. Most of these girls that have died have had tumors somewhere; one had a small tumor on her heart and black intestines. I know that Marek's...
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