sudden death

  1. 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
  2. KikiDeAnime

    Silkie - Sudden death???

    1 1/2 hours ago I was preparing stuff to clean out the Silkies' temporary cage but when I walked up to it, I saw that our Lavender was dead. She was fine an hour before so I'm not sure what caused her death. I'm really heartbroken as this is our 5th Silkie to die(Other 4 died a few months ago)...
  3. 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...
  4. B

    My Roosters keep Dying.

    Hello Everyone. I unfortunately am no stranger to sudden chicken death and chicken death in general as we have had several rough goes in the last year. However, we had since made adjustments and everyone has been super healthy and thriving until about a few weeks ago. We've lost 3 Roos almost...
  5. CannedMonster

    Silkie died! Sudden Death Syndrome?

    My 8 1/2 month old Silkie cockerel died today. I witnessed it and can only conclude it was Sudden Death Syndrome or something similar. All my birds were foraging quietly in the backyard. I was talking to DH in the side yard separated from the back by 4’ chain link fence. I heard a sharp...
  6. 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...
  7. erkmos52

    Sudden death during bumblefoot treatment

    This afternoon I was treating my 4 year old Lavender Orpington rooster for a minor case of bumblefoot. I had soaked his feet (he seemed a little stressed but no worse than normal for that situation) and I had him flipped over and was trying to dislodge the scabs from his foot pads so I could...
  8. orangesplash

    I am sick of this....NEEEEEED HELLLLLPPP please

    Please i need help. i am on the verge of tears. there is something wrong somewhere that i havent figured out. why on earth does the following happen? :- 1- my 1.5 to 3 months old different ages of chicks are perfectly fine and in the morning they are found dead. 2-there is no sign of diseases...
  9. Ktribe808

    Bewildered - sudden death

    I only have 3 Rhode Island Reds, well now 2; although they are 4 years old, they still lay well and are real beauties - I bragged about my chickens a-plenty. Never sick, hardy and real sweethearts. I was shocked when I came to give them their early evening snack of mealy worms and gathered...
  10. orangesplash

    Sudden deathamf

    mom sat over these eggs for 21 days and we had the most beautiful chicks... today the chicks were 2 months of age and all of a sudden, one was found dead in the morning. Yeseday, there were another chick died.... No signs of illness whatsoever. How can they die all of a sudden?
  11. MountainWoman73

    3-week BCM mystery death

    Hey all, Yesterday I bought a 3-week old blue copper marans chick from a woman who raises show birds. I probably paid more than I should have. I noticed a little lethargy when I first put her in the brooder with the other chicks (2 new with her and 4 chicks I had already). She was standing...
  12. BrazilianChick

    Chick had seizure followed by death

    This morning she was playing around, eating and drinking, she was just fine, but in the afternoon she started getting lethargic, couldn't keep her eyes opened and couldn't stand up for a long time and now by night these symptoms got worse so I picked her up to check for anything physical like...
  13. jeepgrrl

    I think I have been overfeeding my hens?

    Good day everyone, I hope I am not starting a redundant thread but I searched and couldn't find the info I am seeking. I am looking for advice on feeding my hens. I have recently lost two of my girls, one yesterday who died in my arms, and another one about a month ago who I found in the...
  14. zuyddykmama

    Duckling mysteriously died

    Hey there, so we bought our first ducklings from TSC last night. 8 Rouens. When the employee was boxing them up for us, I noticed one of the ducklings had a big drooly throw up (I have seen chickens have a similar thing happen, like water getting vomited from the crop) and I didn't think much of...
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    • baby ducks duck duckling ducklings ducks rouen sudden death
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    • Forum: Ducks
  15. heartsandwings

    Why did my chick die so suddenly?

    My 5 week old barred rock pullet died in my arms today and I have no idea why. I had treated them for coccidiosis about 2-3 weeks ago when I found a bloody poop, but they were all running around and healthy. They have been happily running around, eyes bright and I have been putting them outside...
  16. Kimmyh51

    Sudden unexplained death in duck. Grass green stain round vent

    hi all I just went to put some of my ducks indoors for the night and discovered one of them dead and I have no idea what happened. Hoping someone is online now who can give me any thoughts on what it might be or what I can do in the morning to try and work out if it was anything contagious And...
  17. Savanna Miller

    Help sudden chicken deaths!!!

    I've been losing chicken after chicken in the past few weeks I went from 7 chickens to 3 in about 5weeks. They're all americanas, and all being pecked mainly their butts. One had an egg stuck, but the other 3 just died suddenly. I also noticed that the 3 that died their vents were opened. I...
  18. ChickenGeek_101

    Is it a disease?

    I posted last week about a sick rooster. Well this morning I went out side to find my buff orphington rooster, and my black star hen not coming out, so I looked to see if they were in there, but they died over night. I can't figure out why, I had one die last week and then two last night. We...
  19. PTFE Toxicosis (Teflon Poisoning) in Chickens

    PTFE Toxicosis (Teflon Poisoning) in Chickens

    What is PTFE? How can it harm my chickens? Polytetrafluoroethylene or PTFE is often known by the brand name Teflon™. It is a synthetic polymer often used as a non-stick coating for cookware or shatter-resistant heat lamps. Though intended for use in the food industry, poultry owners may...
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    • Category: Maintaining A Healthy Flock
  20. CapricornFarm

    Teflon coated heat lamps killing birds!

    These poor folks had 7 hens drop dead in their coop suddenly after changing their heat lamp bulb! Please be very careful and do not use shatter resistant bulbs. Teflon fumes kill birds very quickly!
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