found dead

[Flytieguy]

I agree with the above post. Make sure they have shade and water and room to move around. Some times though they die for no reason. I once had a hen and rooster in a large pen with all the food and shade and they were as healthy as can be and they died for no reason. Good luck.

 

[N F C]

Sorry for the loss of your bird and hope everyone else is ok.

 

[lrayle]

my coop for them till it is safe to intergrade with the others
yes they have shade and water and food I even go and cut them grass since they are not getting out yet and they get meal worms everyday All my babies are very spoiled

 

[cafarmgirl]

my coop for them till it is safe to intergrade with the others
yes they have shade and water and food I even go and cut them grass since they are not getting out yet and they get meal worms everyday All my babies are very spoiled

Ok, so are the hens confined the last three weeks inside that coop only? Or have they had access to the run that it sits in? In your post you said they haven't been let out of the coop. If they have been confined in that 4x4 coop with no access to the run then yes, heat stroke is likely. Unless you have seriously cool summer weather where you are. Even though it's shaded heat is still heat and if they are all stuck in that coop 24/7 they are going to get to hot.

If that is not the case and they are able to get out into the run the coop is in then no, they should be ok as far as heat is concerned.

 

[lrayle]

yes they go out of the coop every morning and get put up at night

 

[Fancychooklady]

You have a good set up and it is best to keep them quarantined for at least 4 weeks. The blue tarp , depending on the ' prevailing winds' may be blocking the breezeway, I would reduce the width of it or lift it further off the ground. Feeding grass clippings can lead to crop impaction, I lost one to this last year.
The first thing I do with new birds is worm them then dust them for lice and mites, then repeat treatment 10 days later. It's much easier to treat a couple of new birds than the entire flock and what better time to do it than when you have them confined .

 

[Eggcessive]

I would put them on Corid for 5 days, since most likely they have been exposed to a new strain of cocci (as Cafarmgirl already suggested.) Dosage is 2 tsp of the liquid (or 1 and 1/2 tsp of the powder) per gallon of water. After the Corid, give them a little buttermilk or plain yogurt for a few days. Then I would worm them with SafeGuard liquid goat wormer 1/2 ml orally, then repeat in 10 days. I hope the rest do well.