HELP...I've lost 2 chickens in the last 3 days.

[Wyorp Rock]

I agree, she looks like a meat bird, the legs are quite large. Do you have a photo of the other ones standing up?

It could very well be Marek's, but if these are meaties then the leg issues could also be due to breed.

 

[rebrascora]

I agree, she looks like a meat bird, the legs are quite large. Do you have a photo of the other ones standing up?

It could very well be Marek's, but if these are meaties then the leg issues could also be due to breed.

Leg issues and death!

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Leg issues and death!

? Not quite understanding you. Leg issues and death are quite common in meat birds.

 

[rebrascora]

? Not quite understanding you. Leg issues and death are quite common in meat birds.

Yes exactly... that was kind of what I was angling at in my previous post when I mentioned they looked like meat birds. Their meat bird breeding might account for the leg issues and death, although my gut feeling is still that this is Marek's.

 

[Mosey2003]

I've never seen a Leghorn with legs that thick. How much does the bird weigh? I'm voting possible broiler birds, they will die from heart issues if grown too long, and their legs will give out eventually.

 

[GoldpartridgeHen]

I think your hen is maybe a white Plymouth rock?not completely sure

 

[rebrascora]

Looks like coccidiosis to me so treatment should be started today.

Curious as to what makes you say that, when the poop is well formed and coated in white urates and the bird has it's eyes open and appears alert in all the photos? With coccidiosis I would expect the faeces to be runny or mucous or bloody and the bird to look dull eyed or have eyes closed with it's neck pulled into it's shoulders in a hunched posture.

Just trying to clarify the situation for the OP so that they can make a clear treatment decision because treating with Corid can potentially hinder a bird with Marek's. They need the B complex Vitamins to support their neurological system and Corid blocks Vitamin B1 in order to starve the coccidia, so supplementation is avoided until Corid treatment is over.

 

[Mosey2003]

Yeah, it doesn't look like coccidiosis to me either. I'm voting either meatbird or Marek's.

 

[Skipper81]

I am located in Tewksbury MA. My daughter brought me the chickens home from Vermont in July. They are only a few months old. Where can I bring them for a necropsy? I don't even know of a vet around here that I can take them to. This is my first time having chickens. They have been healthy & happy until just recently. I'm sending my husband to Tractor supply now to buy Cordid and I'll try that today.

There’s an animal vet in Methuen on where 28 and 213 meet it might actually be acrossed the Salem nh line it’s right at the exit it has been years since I’ve been there

 

[PattyNH]

I am located in Tewksbury MA. My daughter brought me the chickens home from Vermont in July. They are only a few months old. Where can I bring them for a necropsy? I don't even know of a vet around here that I can take them to. This is my first time having chickens. They have been healthy & happy until just recently. I'm sending my husband to Tractor supply now to buy Cordid and I'll try that today.

I'm from Nashua. I use Dr. McGee for my goats but not sure if he treats chickens. You can try https://lunenburgvethospital.com/services/birds-avian-medicine/
I don't know anything about them but they treat birds...