Hey all second post second problem.
We are feeling like failures.
My last post was regarding a rooster with Breast scab who is still alive (for now anyway)
Last Monday I noticed my second rooster is lethargic and ill looking. He was also being picked on a hen was picking at his comb which was bleeding. I decided separating him would be best. Brought him inside in a large wire dog crate. He wouldn't roost yet he roosted in the coop when i was trying to catch him. He just laid on the floor. He also smelt terrible. he had poop running out of his butt and it looks like it was probably happening for a day or two. I called the vet who suggested worms it had been nearly 2 months since the last deworming. Tried that he died the following afternoon.
but he was sick.
All was well we watched each chicken. until Saturday we went to the coop in the afternoon to find a hen who must have died overnight and fell off the roost. other hens were eating her she must have been dead before this as there was no blood. as gross as it look we said ok its a one off maybe she was egg bound.
Sunday night another hen died she laid a egg and died right next to it her vent was still open there was alittle blood on the egg. Monday we sent this hen in for a necropsy and have no heard back yet
Monday we gutted the coop cleaned out all shavings nesting boxes water etc. and replaced it all. we also watched each hen picked every individual one up and examined her each one had no feather lost nice fluffy butts good weights healthy looking birds on the outside anyway.
Today Tuesday Morning was fine they were checked on twice once at 10:30 am and again just before 12 noon all good running to the door to great you. at 5:30 pm another dead hen.
I am wondering am I going to lose everyone before I even find out whats happening. We are in a extreme cold warning here tonight -18C with a -36 windchill which also has me stressing.
in 8 days we have lost 4 out of our 10 chickens
We are feeling like failures.
My last post was regarding a rooster with Breast scab who is still alive (for now anyway)
Last Monday I noticed my second rooster is lethargic and ill looking. He was also being picked on a hen was picking at his comb which was bleeding. I decided separating him would be best. Brought him inside in a large wire dog crate. He wouldn't roost yet he roosted in the coop when i was trying to catch him. He just laid on the floor. He also smelt terrible. he had poop running out of his butt and it looks like it was probably happening for a day or two. I called the vet who suggested worms it had been nearly 2 months since the last deworming. Tried that he died the following afternoon.
but he was sick.
All was well we watched each chicken. until Saturday we went to the coop in the afternoon to find a hen who must have died overnight and fell off the roost. other hens were eating her she must have been dead before this as there was no blood. as gross as it look we said ok its a one off maybe she was egg bound.
Sunday night another hen died she laid a egg and died right next to it her vent was still open there was alittle blood on the egg. Monday we sent this hen in for a necropsy and have no heard back yet
Monday we gutted the coop cleaned out all shavings nesting boxes water etc. and replaced it all. we also watched each hen picked every individual one up and examined her each one had no feather lost nice fluffy butts good weights healthy looking birds on the outside anyway.
Today Tuesday Morning was fine they were checked on twice once at 10:30 am and again just before 12 noon all good running to the door to great you. at 5:30 pm another dead hen.
I am wondering am I going to lose everyone before I even find out whats happening. We are in a extreme cold warning here tonight -18C with a -36 windchill which also has me stressing.
in 8 days we have lost 4 out of our 10 chickens