chickens are dying, need help

[littlepatchofheaven]

hi, i have had quite a few chickens die so far here are the symptoms-
before death-
kind of floppy not moving around alot, droopy head and wings, laying on side, dont want to eat or run around
after death- i noticed very blueish/purple combs, head & neck

poop seems fine.
eating the same diet they have been.
nothing new added.
these are
1 rhode island red rooster (2 yrs old),
1 mixed breed rooster (1 1/2 yrs old)
1 sex link hen age unknown , got her from a swap about a month ago,
5-6 cornish cross meat chicks about 8 weeks old

they all lived with each other in same pen as all my other chickens and ducks, no one else is sick yet but it seems like every day a few more are dead-

please post if you have any ideas of what this could be!
thank you! Shari

 

[RAWR]

there could be something going around. i would have one tested

 

[littlepatchofheaven]

do you mean one of the ones that died or one of the living ones? do i just take it to my vet or?
do you know if the symptoms fit any certain disease? thanks! Shari

 

[RAWR]

Quote:
the one that died might have given all the other ones the same thing and then they died. and i would take a living one and a dead one

 

[littlepatchofheaven]

ok, thanks!