HELP Losing birds dont know why

[TNOTV]

Have a hen thats weak wont stay on her feet still eating and drinking is upright and alert lost 3 over the weekend found em dead in the yard HELP Please

 

[soler]

how old is she?

So she can't walk or stand, but still eating? Could she have eaten some bad/moldy food, water contaminated with algae, pecked on something dead in the garden? They could have botulism if they all sort of came down at the same time with earlier sign of disease. You may want to check all the feeders/waterers/run/coop to make sure there isn't something rotten somewhere.

http://www.avianweb.com/botulism.html

Some people recommend an epsom salt flush, or a molasses flush. I have not done those, so maybe an expert can jump in. For sure isolate her, give her water with electrolytes and vitamins to help some.

 

[tinkerbell13013]

oh no mabie she ate a bad plant

 

[TNOTV]

we isolated her this morning lean all the house out didnt spray with anything been giving them garden sraps and what not with their regular feed lost the first three on saturday in less than 1 hours then nothing wrong til this morning no expert by any means so kinda lost lol

 

[soler]

Try checking their feed - maybe moisture got in the bag and it went off. Not sure either, but given there are no signs of respiratory distress it could be from something bad they ate.

Hopefully someone with more experience can weigh in. I am pretty new at chickens.

 

[TNOTV]

thanks appreiate the help not totally new but havent have birds in quite awhile thanks again

 

[Reurra]

Do you grow potatoes? Have you given them raw peels or leaves? Potato plants can be toxic to birds. Just something I read.