Do we have a diesise or just cold

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Today when I went down to my coop one of our chickens wasn't as energetic as the rest and she let my touch her which in unusual, I brought into our garage for a little with a heater pointed at her, and that worked a little I was still worried and put her in a bin and brought her inside and put the bin infront of a vent in our kitchen. Which is where she is now. Please Help! in the last roughly two months two of my chickens have died and I have three left including my sick one......... I don't know what to do my brother thinks she is egg bound and we should give her a warm bath, but me and my mom aren't sure because that is supposed to be rare but our first chicken to have died we thought was egg bound.... I have included some pictures and don't know what to do also for reference, she is a welsummer and we let our chickens free range
also we have looked up poisonous plants and apparently we might have some poisinous plants around our coop IMG-0529.jpg
 

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Does not look like the posture you would see with egg binding. Also the vent area likely would be messy if so.
More info on your chickens diet, age, picture of coop and run setup. Also not sure of the plant you SPEAK of. Usually chickens naturally avoid poisonous things.
Do they range at all or confined only?
 
she is 9 months old and hasn't started laying yet, the plants that I was talking about is laurel cherry and azalea, also our chickens free range but confined by our fence, we have a lot of azalea's and our chickens like to hang out in them also is it a possibility that she was just cold alsoo she is standing up now and has been for a while.
 
This is what HOBYFARMS says about azaleas:
Although azaleas are beautiful, all parts of the plants are also highly toxic and can cause digestive upset, weakness, loss of coordination and cardiac damage. To keep flocks safe, house them away from azaleas or dig up the shrubs and relocate them out of the birds' reach.
 
Laurel cherry also looks like a plant that can cause problems:
All parts of the cherry laurel, including leaves, bark and stems, are toxic to humans. This plant produces hydrocyanic acid, or prussic acid, which can cause serious illness or death within hours of ingestion. Symptoms of cherry laurel poisoning include difficulty breathing, convulsions and staggering. ...
 
Can you try to get her awake and offer some water with a cup, scoop, or spoon to her beak? Poultry NutriDrench would be good to give her as well 2 ml orally. Can you see what her droppings are like? Coccidiosis could be a possibility, and Corid can treat that. If you lose any more chickens your state poultry vet will do a necropsy for very little, and that will tell you what is wrong.
 
I would separate the chickens to uncontaminated area away from all traces of these plants. Decide your long term plans, either chickens or these decorative plants. Give your sick and healthy girls fresh water and maybe cook up and feed some scrambled eggs to them to give immediate nutrition. If they are being poisoned by these plants not sure of their long term effects. You must research.
good luck!
 
thanks for all your help and I'll listen to it but we have talked to a freind and they think it has mavericks disease, hopefully not but it makes since
 

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