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1) What type of bird , age and weight.
Austroloups 1-6months old 1-8 months old
New Hampshire Red 5 months old
2) What is the behavior, exactly.
Normal, active, foraging. dead a few hours later
3) Is there any bleeding, injury, broken bones or other sign of trauma.
No
4) What happened, if anything that you know of, that may have caused the situation.
At first I suspected heat with the two Austroloups as it had been in the 90s that day, hen house is shaded and roomy, free access to water and feed. They were let out to free range at 4pm and found dead at 7pm. No marks on either bird. Birds were found in different areas. Third bird (New Hampshire) found dead in the coop one morning. No marks but head/neck had matted feathers ( as in being wet) I assume she regurgitated on herself as she was dying)
5) What has the bird been eating and drinking, if at all.
Free access to 20% laying crumbles, fresh water ( with vinegar) free range daily
6) How does the poop look? Normal? Bloody? Runny? etc.
normal
7) What has been the treatment you have administered so far?
None other than vinegar in water and no longer letting them range
8 ) What is your intent as far as treatment? For example, do you want to treat completely yourself, or do you need help in stabilizing the bird til you can get to a vet?
If I lose any more they are going to the lab for necropsy
10) Describe the housing/bedding in use
10x10 converted playhouse with windows for cross ventilation. pine shavings for bedding ( cleaned of acumilated poo as needed)
After I lost the third hen I found out Round up had been sprayed near the coop and where they free range. However I can not find any written evidence that round up would have killed them.
They did have access to a manure (horse) pile. Other than Roundup no other chemicals have been used.
I did notice when I checked thier body condition thier keels seemed a bit bony to me. But since I have only had my hands on meat birds in the past I was not sure how to compare.
I have two feeders set up and have observed all the birds eating. they are a peaceful group and no one seems to be bullied out of food
Austroloups 1-6months old 1-8 months old
New Hampshire Red 5 months old
2) What is the behavior, exactly.
Normal, active, foraging. dead a few hours later
3) Is there any bleeding, injury, broken bones or other sign of trauma.
No
4) What happened, if anything that you know of, that may have caused the situation.
At first I suspected heat with the two Austroloups as it had been in the 90s that day, hen house is shaded and roomy, free access to water and feed. They were let out to free range at 4pm and found dead at 7pm. No marks on either bird. Birds were found in different areas. Third bird (New Hampshire) found dead in the coop one morning. No marks but head/neck had matted feathers ( as in being wet) I assume she regurgitated on herself as she was dying)
5) What has the bird been eating and drinking, if at all.
Free access to 20% laying crumbles, fresh water ( with vinegar) free range daily
6) How does the poop look? Normal? Bloody? Runny? etc.
normal
7) What has been the treatment you have administered so far?
None other than vinegar in water and no longer letting them range
8 ) What is your intent as far as treatment? For example, do you want to treat completely yourself, or do you need help in stabilizing the bird til you can get to a vet?
If I lose any more they are going to the lab for necropsy
10) Describe the housing/bedding in use
10x10 converted playhouse with windows for cross ventilation. pine shavings for bedding ( cleaned of acumilated poo as needed)
After I lost the third hen I found out Round up had been sprayed near the coop and where they free range. However I can not find any written evidence that round up would have killed them.
They did have access to a manure (horse) pile. Other than Roundup no other chemicals have been used.
I did notice when I checked thier body condition thier keels seemed a bit bony to me. But since I have only had my hands on meat birds in the past I was not sure how to compare.
I have two feeders set up and have observed all the birds eating. they are a peaceful group and no one seems to be bullied out of food
