Chickens keep getting sick and dying

[2ndTink]

I have recently lost 3 of my 4 year old in the last week and half….. I have treated them with Corid…. After loosing the first one….I also did a full flock ivermectin on skin treatment and have no idea what’s going on with my flock…. We have roughly 35 chickens….we have all
ages all different breeds mixed together they free range we feed azure standard food. We live in Nevada and they made it through multiple summers and winter and are just dying in the nesting boxes over night! When I started the Corid it’s been about 6 days I noticed their poop became green…… does that normally happen? I’m thinking of doing a mite lice treatment. All the bedding and coops are clean we use DE I e never had this many die this quickly and all my older ladies …. Only 4 tho they are extremely low in any egg production since the summer.

I also recommend that you start your own thread in the Emergency forum, this thread was started back in October.

When you start your thread be sure to give as much detail as possible and if you can post photos of the green poop. Not saying this is the case, but I have a Mareks positive flock and one sign of a sick chicken for me is some distinctive green poop. There are also other reasons for green poop, so don't panic!

 

[FenrisMau]

This is my second post regarding my chickens. I have done EVERYTHING to try to save them. We have 34 chickens, various breeds, various ages from 2days old-2.5 years. About every two weeks or so one of the chickens gets sick. This has been happening for months. We’ve lost five now. The last one died this morning. The symptoms are standing still, eventually just laying down and not moving, green diarrhea, not eating or drinking, gasping for air, death. The chicken before the one that died this morning, I took and had her put to sleep and they did a necropsy. She was negative for everything except she had an ovarian tumor and the vet said that’s what killed her. She had the exact same symptoms as everyone else who has died. I don’t understand. Do they all have cancer?? How is that even possible. Can they be poisoned somehow? We have a big oak tree over their yard and there’s tons of acorns but I’ve read that’s ok. Idk I’m just grasping at straws at this point. I’ve tried all the natural remedies, taken some of them to the vet, they were given antibiotics, I treated the whole flock with corid, had stool testing, and a necropsy. I don’t know what else to do or what is wrong. Does anyone have any advice??

It's worth doing a water test... might contain something toxic to them.

 

[TxYeti_hunter]

Have you started your own thread in the Emergency forum? That will be the best way to get help for your flock. Just start a thread and give as much detail and post copies of the necropsy reports too (blank out your name / address) there are some really knowledgeable folks on here that might pick up on something!

I will try that. I just had 3 more necropsied today.

 

[2ndTink]

I will try that. I just had 3 more necropsied today.

I am so sorry you're going through losses, I hope the necropsy results tell you something. If you don't mind, tag me in your thread.

Do you have previous necropsies already?

 

[coach723]

If you can post copies/images of your necropsy results (black out any personal information), it might help to see what they say.

 

[TxYeti_hunter]

I am so sorry you're going through losses, I hope the necropsy results tell you something. If you don't mind, tag me in your thread.

Do you have previous necropsies already?

I have had one done previously but I went through my vet. I initially suspected Mereks... Long story. I will tag you in my thread.