Hello from Vancouver, WA!

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audreydc1983

audreydc1983

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Hi, my name is Audrey, and I'm new to keeping chickens. I live in Vancouver, WA with my husband, dog, and 3 chickens (1 Australorp, 1, Columbian Wyandotte, and 1 buff Ameracauna). I used to have a pair of chickens (the Australorp and a RIR), but the RIR fell ill and died suddenly...on Thanksgiving, of all days. I am excited to learn more about chickens, so this doesn't happen again!
Nice to meet you all!

~Audrey
 
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Hi and :welcome

Aww, sorry to hear about your RIR. Good luck with your birds in the future!
I hope you find all the info you need here, and enjoy the site. :D
 
Thanks, all! I talked to a veterinarian friend of mine, and she said that it was likely pneumonia. It's been cold and wet out here lately...I can see how that might have happened. I checked for a stuck or broken egg, but no luck - that Tuesday, she was a normal bird, but by Thursday afternoon, she'd passed away.
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She wasn't my favorite - but at least she was relatively tame. These new birds I've got - I had to cut their wings, because they both made a break for it!
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I'm glad that I have an understanding neighbor, and a terrific husband that doesn't mind holding down a loud, angry chicken while I clip her flight feathers!!!
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Hello and welcome to BYC
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Sorry to hear about your loss!
 
I have two questions. Last week our one-year-old bantum hen died suddenly. The previous day she was running in the yard like normal. In the morning she was sitting still on the floor of the chicken house. I picked her up and whitish liquid came from her anal opening. She died a few hours later. Do you have any idea what happened?

We purchased 14 red ranger cornish chicks the middle of May. One has died each week. We only have 7 left now. The chick becomes lethargic, then pants for air and dies ina few days. What can I do to keep the rest alive?

Thanks, John Lemley. [email protected]
 

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