Are my hens sick

RiDaGeckoGuy

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Jul 13, 2023
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Here’s a short summary before I say everything in detail so I save you time: Ok so it started with definitely some sickness a month ago, thought it was coccidiosis but wasn’t, lost some chickens but the only thing I could figure out was that if I take them inside and keep them warm they’re fine, thought I was out of the woods but not long ago they started acting off again, assuming it’s some sort of disease or fighting maybe I really don’t know. SYMPTOMS CURRENTLY: Some are a little weak, No eggs, Pale combs, Some have loss of feathers on the backs of their heads, Not active, Some act like they forgot how to properly drink and get water all over their faces, and Ruffled feathers. PREVIOUS SYMPTOMS: Super weak, Diarrhoea, Some stuggled walking, No eggs, Pale combs, Stood with tail feathers down, and Ruffled feathers.

Here’s the detailed story:
November, 12 My main and oldest rooster Foggy dies and all my hens are super stressed and my other main younger rooster is super weak and has all of the symptoms I listed in previous symptoms. I immediately assumed Coccidiosis because of the way they sat with their tail feathers down so I gave him corid. After 2 days he acted spunky and normal again and I put him back outside. 6 days later on Nov, 20 he died and for the first time 2 hens were sick, I did the same thing and they were outside in a week. About midway through them being inside another rooster got sick and he was inside for a week after the two hens and all three are still alive. After that rooster went back outside I thought I was out of the woods but for the past week they’ve all had the current symptoms and I’ve been giving vitamins for the past two days and they’ve been acting a bit better but still are acting weird and it’s mainly two that I’m worried about because they seem weaker than the others. This whole time my guineas haven’t changed and act normal which is weird. Here’s some photos
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There's a lot of feathers on the ground so the ones missing feathers on the backs of their heads could be molting. Molting can present with strange things. If this is it, then the extra vitamins is crucial. Extra protein will help their regrowth of feathers.

Molting also explains no eggs.

As for the one(s) you lost, I'm sorry, that's rough. :hugs When you said your rooster perked up after two days on Corid so you put him back outside, did you finish the Corid for another 3-5 days?

What kind of feed do your chickens get out of curiosity.

Also, in some of the pictures it seems like they're crowded. It's recommended 10-15 square feet per bird in a run, so not sure if that could be an issue.
 
In the third picture from the bottom, what's in the feeder? The tray at the bottom appears to be empty but it appears to have a cutout in the side of it. It's hard for me to tell what's going on with that feeder, as I'm looking at it on my phone. Very puzzled, lol!
 
In the third picture from the bottom, what's in the feeder? The tray at the bottom appears to be empty but it appears to have a cutout in the side of it. It's hard for me to tell what's going on with that feeder, as I'm looking at it on my phone. Very puzzled, lol!
I think that's where a label was peeled off. I see how you see that as a cutout though. I'm on a PC with a 27" screen so things are much larger to me.
 
There's a lot of feathers on the ground so the ones missing feathers on the backs of their heads could be molting. Molting can present with strange things. If this is it, then the extra vitamins is crucial. Extra protein will help their regrowth of feathers.

Molting also explains no eggs.

As for the one(s) you lost, I'm sorry, that's rough. :hugs When you said your rooster perked up after two days on Corid so you put him back outside, did you finish the Corid for another 3-5 days?

What kind of feed do your chickens get out of curiosity.

Also, in some of the pictures it seems like they're crowded. It's recommended 10-15 square feet per bird in a run, so not sure if that could be an issue.
I’ve got over 170 sqft for them and there’s around 16 or 17 in there (it looks crowded because the think I’m their papa bird or something and suround me wherever I go). They were being fed game bird and all flock but mid way through the sickness I ran out of food and was on a money crunch so I got them layer feed with 18% protein. They were on corid for 8 days and it did nothing so I was advised to stop by Eggcessive.
 
In the third picture from the bottom, what's in the feeder? The tray at the bottom appears to be empty but it appears to have a cutout in the side of it. It's hard for me to tell what's going on with that feeder, as I'm looking at it on my phone. Very puzzled, lol!
It’s a label and I don’t use that feeder
 

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