extremely sick chickens please help

[casportpony]

I am really sorry, one of mine just died two night ago from worms and a prolapsed vent. The summer is a rough time and sometimes there's nothing you can do.

I still think those were maggots, not worms, so she probably died from massive infection from the prolapse and maggots.

-Kathy

 

[GarnerZoo]

Put the dead one in the fridge send/take her to:

Oregon State University Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory
Oregon State Univ., Veterinary Diagnostic Lab 
Magruder Hall 134
Corvallis, Oregon 97331
Phone: 541-737-6964
Fax 541-737-6817
http://vetmed.oregonstate.edu/diagnostic

-Kathy

Thank you for being so helpful..we're going into the vet now to take a few samples and will go to this place if he can't find anything, we've got poop samples and a chicken

 

[casportpony]

Quote: If you are close enough, take her there no matter what! If you aren't close, read my thread on shipping and ship her tomorrow. IMO, you would be nuts *not* to have a necropsy done on the deceased one.

-Kathy

 

[JensChickies]

Oh Garnerzoo, I'm so sorry about your girls. It sounded like you were trying your hardest, but atleast they arnt suffering. I would send for a necropsy....it's tough, but your hen might be able to help the rest of your flock. Especially the hen with the yellow looking poop that is still acting normal. Good luck and I hope it all works out well.

 

[GarnerZoo]

The vet did a necropsy for us as well as a regular exam and poop test. No worms or cocci in the poop it was basically healthy poop besides being diarrhea. Her organs and everything in her was okay. All healthy inside no diseases at all that he could see. He couldn't find mites or lice or any sign of them ever. So basically, his findings were more questions than answers. Still have no idea what's wrong. He said he tested for it all

 

[emmaie892000]

I'm so sorry.
Kathy, could she still send off the necropsied remains and have them further tested in the laboratory you mentioned?

 

[GarnerZoo]

We've left the vet already and are having her cremated. If another one even starts acting strange I'm taking it straight to the vet. Thanks all for everything

 

[GarnerZoo]

He said maybe some thing poisonous to them they could have gotten in to so I'm looking at forums here for poisonous plants, will keep posted

 

[emmaie892000]

Mold can kill chickens quickly as well. Any mold in the feed, or anywhere they could ingest it. That's a killer.

 

[GarnerZoo]

I thought of mold but we just bought the feed and there's no where else they could have gotten it.. i just don't know..