Chickens dying.... need help..

[tlcmurphy]

AI kills much more quickly than 2-3 weeks

 

[FrostRanger]

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

Keep us posted on the results

 

[sniper338]

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.

I cant exactly rule the green poop out. If there was alittle, I chalked it up to the birds eating grass while free ranging everyday. If there was any it wasn't much because I didn't really take any notice.

Im straight south of Austin about an hour.. I habent heard about that though... I donno.

It does seem to be contained to just the legbars at this time though...


It just frustrates the crap out of me because they should have just about started laying. I wanted blue eggs!!!! And I have copper marans with them going for olive egger F1s...

Now im gonna be down blue eggers for my colorful basket and screwed for olive egger making.

I only have 1 more legbar hen left and the roo. Gosh I hope they live so I can hatch out more and dont loose my legbar line...

 

[McChooky]

I cant exactly rule the green poop out. If there was alittle, I chalked it up to the birds eating grass while free ranging everyday. If there was any it wasn't much because I didn't really take any notice.

Im straight south of Austin about an hour.. I habent heard about that though... I donno.

It does seem to be contained to just the legbars at this time though...


It just frustrates the crap out of me because they should have just about started laying. I wanted blue eggs!!!! And I have copper marans with them going for olive egger F1s...

Now im gonna be down blue eggers for my colorful basket and screwed for olive egger making.

I only have 1 more legbar hen left and the roo. Gosh I hope they live so I can hatch out more and dont loose my legbar line...

I hope this helps!
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/avian-leukosis-virus-alv-clean-legbar-source.1498752/

 

[McChooky]

I purchased a couple cream legbar cockerels from Murray 3 yrs ago and both were frail upon arrival . I'm surprised they even survived but they pulled out of it in about 10 days. I decided I didn't want to raise any of these after getting them. I did end up keeping one in a flock of free range welsummers and brown leghorns.His offspring are very healthy .They've been free ranged since hatched and were raised in the flock. The one on the left is a leghorn x legbar cross pullet and the one on the right ia welsummer x legbar cross pullet.