2 chickens dead in one week

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Found 2 of my chickens dead in the last week and both died very similarly. Both just wouldnt move and their combs became very discolored. First one was my oldest so I just chocked it up to old age. But the next was young. They free range all day and actually the two are in separate coops. Are they possibly eating something that’s killing them? Just want to make sure the rest of my flock doesn’t have the same fate.
 
I would contact your state vet to get a necropsy on any more that should die. Refrigerate but do not freeze the body, and ship it on ice packs. Here is some info on contacting the state vet:
https://www.metzerfarms.com/PoultryLabs.cfm

Toxins, botulism, moldy feed, or Mareks disease could be a problem, but it is hard to guess, since it could be a number of possible causes of death. Sorry for your loss.
 

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