2 hens dead and now another one is sick

[HollowOfWisps]

I think they might have eaten mold... now that you mentioned, they were pecking at a bit of food that I was going to throw away. Is mold poissonous?
They eat laying feed, from a local provider...

If there was mold on the food and you saw them eating it then there is a very high chance that the mold killed them.

 

[injeniera]

Thank you all for your replies... She's had a little electrolytes, and the'll all be given vitamins and other supplements to try and revert the situation. I had no idea mold would be this dangerous.

She's not looking as bad as the others so I guess there's still hope... greetings from a little farm in the lost corner of the world

 

[Eggcessive]

Sometimes if chickens eat something moldy or poisonous, a flush of molasses, magnesium oxide (Epsom salts,) or activated charcoal can be given right after it happens to help flush the toxin out of the body. Here is some info:
https://bitchinchickens.com/2021/07/22/internal-flushes-for-chickens/