Chickens dying.... need help..

[Beau plus penny]

i was thinking coccidiosis but 2 or 3 weeks is pretty long so idk.

bc usually with cocci once you notice symptoms they start dropping like flies its not fun

 

[FrostRanger]

i was thinking coccidiosis but 2 or 3 weeks is pretty long so idk.

Still, a regimen of corrid wouldn't be a bad idea. Worst case it would do nothing, best case it solves the issue entirely

 

[Beau plus penny]

Still, a regimen of corrid wouldn't be a bad idea. Worst case it would do nothing, best case it solves the issue entirely

yea also arent there different strands of cocci.

 

[FrostRanger]

yea also arent there different strands of cocci.

Yes, some are more severe than others

 

[Beau plus penny]

Yes, some are more severe than others

yea the one that took 10 of my chickens was like a serial killer. it wouldve wiped out our entire flock if we hadnt caught it.

 

[sniper338]

yea also arent there different strands of cocci.

I put corid in their water a few weeks ago to just run some through the flock... that shouldn't be it. I havent had any bloody stools ive seen either. No mites/lice either.

 

[sniper338]

Got the 2 birds in the extra fridge in bags. Wrung the neck of #2 to just go ahead and get it over and save to send off. That way they have two to test.


I know there's no cross contamination either... no new birds

 

[LikeTurkeys]

I second a necropsy. This sounds like it could be Avian Leukosis Virus. It seems to be a bigger problem with Legbars than other breeds.

Birds who have ALV typically die at point of lay. The ones that die are usually infected vertically (from the mother hen), which is why the rest of the flock may seem unaffected. That does not mean that the others are not carriers, especially if they were raised with the Legbars as chicks (horizontal transmission happens more readily when they are chicks).

Did you notice any green diarrhea? That is one symptom of ALV.

 

[Susan Skylark]

Necropsy is a great idea, throwing darts at a medical textbook to diagnose not so much. Some states apparently have a really cool state funded program, if yours does not, even your local cat and dog vet should be able to help you mailed in a specimen to the local diagnostic lab. A general necropsy will run around $100 and include some common testing, if you want specific tests it can get spendy. Also be aware that you get an answer only about half the time, but it is a real answer and rules out a bunch of other stuff, the my bird has X so yours does too isn’t near so accurate even if it is free! Symptoms are just that, they are not a disease, just the body’s response to disease. A cough can be the common cold or heart failure. No two cases of the same disease are exactly the same either, medicine is as much art as it is science.