Chickens dying

[SilkiesRcool]

I’m gonna talk more with the vet tomorrow but thank you for the help

 

[MINDANAO DAVE]

Hello just for the heck of it look up Newcastle Disease pictures in neurological and compare pictures of your chicken neck. I just lost 64 head here in Asia but take a look.

 

[SilkiesRcool]

No their necks are fine they just sit down can’t stand up then die. My current one won’t stretch her neck out. She’s keeping it tucked in to her body. She also can’t balance or stand well. “Picture at the vet yesterday”. I fixed her I just took the picture to show the vet.

 

[sawilliams]

How's is she doing today. Any treatment advice from the vet? I was reading up a little on botulism. Take time to check all the nooks and crannies of the coop and run look for anything moldy such as bedding or grass, standing water or dead animals (mice and such) that they could be getting into. Also is your feed and water raised off on the floor? I would raise at least the water just set it up on a few 2 or 3 inch blocks so that can't kick as much dirt in there. Part of what i was reading was botulism is much more common in winter when everything is wet. Only treatment info I found as far as online info was offer lots of vitamin water and pray for the best. If they only got a little they could recover but if the paralysis gets to thier lungs, heart or throat there isn't much that can be done except wait. Good luck i hope she recovers

 

[SilkiesRcool]

So far today she has started eating on her own again. They are pumping her full of vitamins and steroids at the vet as of now. They are keeping her for at least another day. I looked over the coop today and didn’t see anything like that. I’ll check again.