dying hens not roosters

[bald Rooster]

I had a mite infestation this year. I have never had mites before. They are almost microscopic but I could see the little specks. I have been spraying the coops and nest boxes weekly with permethrin spray. I make sure I spray everything in the coops even the walls. We have had a lot of rain, above normal, and it's been hot here. I suspect that the wild birds may have brought them from my research.

I guess we are fairly close Im in Apopka .Its north of Orlando . I have some turkeys and the Toms don't dust themselves. I saw lots of big red looking bugs On the toms so I got dust and dusted them. I used it all up and will have to go to the feed store to see what it was.
I have 3 very large coops all with large runs. I have 75 adult chickens and turkeys. 50 chicken pullets 15 turkey pullets and close to 75 baby quail. and one tired grandpa.

 

[cmom]

I'm near Ocala in Citrus County.

 

[Skiptowne]

Hello I have a small flock of Bob whites.About a year old now.
They live in my juvenile coop. It is open to a large inclosed run.I had 6 roosters and 7 hens.
They have laid many eggs and are still laying. I have about 75 chicks in my brooder.
About two weeks ago one hen started acting very weak and allowed me to pick her up. I could not see anything wrong with her. Vent was fine and nothing seemed tender on her. I put her in a laying box, and the next day I found her dead. since then I have lost two more hens same symptoms .

As I said Its a large run and coop. I also have 49 8 week old chickens and 15 turkey. I watch them from time to time and have not seen any aggression out of any of them.
To many males?
I am going to remove all the males as I don't want to hatch anymore this year.

I did feed them alfalfa hay several times. I felt there crop and It seemed empty. so I do not think it was impacted.
Water has become a issue in there coop as the chickens and turkeys are drinking a lot.never ran out but always dirty. (with old hay,pine wood chips,dirt) I stay after it daily.

I had a mite problem and I used some of the powder from feed store, (not de) not an excessive amount just a normal dusting of the dirt in the run.
I have only got a little over two years keeping fowl and one with Quail . I know what fowl pox is, and my flock does not have it. We may have some worms I have not treated for them. I look at poop and do not see any and the rest of my flock of about 100 birds seem healthy.
Any ideas from experienced fowl people?

I

 

[Skiptowne]

you have to many roosters. You only need one rooster. they're killing your hens.

 

[Skiptowne]

Hello I have a small flock of Bob whites.About a year old now.
They live in my juvenile coop. It is open to a large inclosed run.I had 6 roosters and 7 hens.
They have laid many eggs and are still laying. I have about 75 chicks in my brooder.
About two weeks ago one hen started acting very weak and allowed me to pick her up. I could not see anything wrong with her. Vent was fine and nothing seemed tender on her. I put her in a laying box, and the next day I found her dead. since then I have lost two more hens same symptoms .

As I said Its a large run and coop. I also have 49 8 week old chickens and 15 turkey. I watch them from time to time and have not seen any aggression out of any of them.
To many males?
I am going to remove all the males as I don't want to hatch anymore this year.

I did feed them alfalfa hay several times. I felt there crop and It seemed empty. so I do not think it was impacted.
Water has become a issue in there coop as the chickens and turkeys are drinking a lot.never ran out but always dirty. (with old hay,pine wood chips,dirt) I stay after it daily.

I had a mite problem and I used some of the powder from feed store, (not de) not an excessive amount just a normal dusting of the dirt in the run.
I have only got a little over two years keeping fowl and one with Quail . I know what fowl pox is, and my flock does not have it. We may have some worms I have not treated for them. I look at poop and do not see any and the rest of my flock of about 100 birds seem healthy.
Any ideas from experienced fowl people?

T

 

[Skiptowne]

Too many roosters. Wearing those poor girls out.

 

[bald Rooster]

I separated them its only been a few days . but i have not lost any more.

 

[bald Rooster]

I have lost around 6 baby though. I had some a week or two old and added 16 newborns to the brooder. and they started pecking a spot on there beaks . I had to move the couple week old ones up to the next lvl. temp in that one might get down to 80 at night, I hope they are ok.