The other morning one of five 5 month old easter eggers was dead in the coop. She had been fine all day the day before, running and having a great time with her siblings.
The next day, one of my young silkie pullets, also about 5 months old was acting very lethargic. I put her under the heat light with her buddy and by the next day she was fine.
The next day another of the 5 months old easter eggers was acting lethargic. She just stood around, not socializing or playing. By the next day she was fine.
Today easter egger number 3, a cockerel, is sick. Again, he was fine yesterday. I have him confined under a heat light with food and water. When I looked in on him a few minutes ago, he was eating and drinking and acting a little better.
I took this video of him, it's only 30 seconds long. Could someone have a look and let me know what this looks like to you? I want to note that the previous sick chickens didn't have this neck rolling move, they just stood around all day looking like they didn't feel good.
Also, I suspect that these chickens drank out of a fountain and who knows what was in that water. I've since drained the fountain. The full grown hens had been drinking from it also, but none of them got sick. I figure it's because they are bigger and were able to tolerate it better than the babies.
The next day, one of my young silkie pullets, also about 5 months old was acting very lethargic. I put her under the heat light with her buddy and by the next day she was fine.
The next day another of the 5 months old easter eggers was acting lethargic. She just stood around, not socializing or playing. By the next day she was fine.
Today easter egger number 3, a cockerel, is sick. Again, he was fine yesterday. I have him confined under a heat light with food and water. When I looked in on him a few minutes ago, he was eating and drinking and acting a little better.
I took this video of him, it's only 30 seconds long. Could someone have a look and let me know what this looks like to you? I want to note that the previous sick chickens didn't have this neck rolling move, they just stood around all day looking like they didn't feel good.
Also, I suspect that these chickens drank out of a fountain and who knows what was in that water. I've since drained the fountain. The full grown hens had been drinking from it also, but none of them got sick. I figure it's because they are bigger and were able to tolerate it better than the babies.