Cause of death?

[divineangel94]

About a month ago I had a hen who was squirting out green water. She had lost a lot of weight, would drink a lot more than normal, and would sit with her chest puffed up, and would keep to herself, and would sleep standing up in that position. One day I looked out the window and saw her fall sideways and not long after that she passed away. Does anyone know what could of happened?

A few months before that I saw one of my rooster's on the ground unable to move with his neck twisted so I originally thought it was wry neck. But he was unable to walk and he had runny poop. I took care of him for four months when I found he had some how rolled out of his medical coop. The next day he ended up passing away. This was a month before I lost my hen.
Both were over 2 years old. The rest of my flock all seem fine but I am also paranoid every time I see one laying down or see any type of runny poop. If anyone knows what could have happened please comment cause I can't afford to take all 12 to the vet. I also want to make sure they are all fine.

 

[divineangel94]

Also to add, my rooster's didn't crow as much but when he did it was deeper than normal.

 

[Elsveta641]

Usually Mareks presents with the splits, but can also be just a generalized lameness/unwillingness to walk. Are they vaccinated?
I've lost several birds in a similar way to you. I have no doubt it is contagious because its unrelated birds sourced from different parts of the country being effected. When sent for autopsy 3 out of 5 birds were positive for a couple strains of cocci bacteria, two had no issue. The birds with cocci were 14 weeks, 9 months and 13 months old. I have no doubt something else is wrong. Aggressive Corid treatment didn't stop the deaths nor did sulfa.
Out of desperation I purchased Tylosin from overseas via Ebay. This seemed to stop the symptoms and I only lost one bird during 2 weeks of treatment as opposed to 1-3 a day before.
Our symptoms were less of weight, hiding or sitting apart, if not they'd be sluggish and needy seeking out human caretakers and following us. They'd sneeze and have runny eyes and nose usually but not always.Noticeable change in voice and rattling breath sounds. Poor appearance and gross smell, diarrhea then finally they'd refuse to get up or become unable to walk and die. The ones I witnessed die usually had a seizure. Some had a twisted or very limp neck.
Whatever it is I lost a LOT of birds. Roosters and females seemed equally effected and all birds over the age of maybe 6 weeks seemed effected equally. Again. Autopsy only revealed cocci and nothing more

 

[boskelli1571]

Hard to say in retrospect, but if you have another bird die, call the local vet and ask where to send a bird for autopsy. Many state extensions will do it for free..

 

[Wyorp Rock]

About a month ago I had a hen who was squirting out green water. She had lost a lot of weight, would drink a lot more than normal, and would sit with her chest puffed up, and would keep to herself, and would sleep standing up in that position. One day I looked out the window and saw her fall sideways and not long after that she passed away. Does anyone know what could of happened?

A few months before that I saw one of my rooster's on the ground unable to move with his neck twisted so I originally thought it was wry neck. But he was unable to walk and he had runny poop. I took care of him for four months when I found he had some how rolled out of his medical coop. The next day he ended up passing away. This was a month before I lost my hen.
Both were over 2 years old. The rest of my flock all seem fine but I am also paranoid every time I see one laying down or see any type of runny poop. If anyone knows what could have happened please comment cause I can't afford to take all 12 to the vet. I also want to make sure they are all fine.

Also to add, my rooster's didn't crow as much but when he did it was deeper than normal.

I'm sorry to hear about your losses.
I agree, the best way to know the cause of death is to have testing/necropsy performed, so if you lose another one, make arrangements to send the body to your state lab.

That said, some of the symptoms you describe sound like a crop issue and with the age of the hen, it could have possibly been reproductive issues as well.

Wry Neck is a symptom of an underlying condition so it would be hard to speculate on that.

For your remaining birds, collect a sample of poop to have tested for worms. Look each one over for lice/mites and periodically check their crops first thing in the morning to see that they are emptying.