I am a new member and questions :)

[weimarmama]

& from Alabama. Glad you joined us.

 

[dam danny]

the person said thay are dying

 

[KelliIrvine]

They aren't sick, the one that was, I moved to a pen inside the house, so she was warm and I could keep an eye on her, she died two days ago. We live in Georgia. I just gave them the VetRX for preventative measures. I bought Tylan today to keep around, just in case.
J Redstar - Some of them haven't started laying and I am not as anxious really about them, but I know that four of them were laying when we got them and haven't since they have been here, for two of them, they have been here two months and the other two have been here a month.

 

[dam danny]

have you tryed a light in the roost

 

[KelliIrvine]

We have a heat lamp for the cold nights, getting a timer for regular light tomorrow

 

[Nic&Chickies]

Hi, I am new here, although I have perused the site for answers to questions.
In August we purchased 10 hens ...
Here is my problem, they kept dying, we have two form the original 8 left, we weren't supposed to have cedar shavings in the coop. We have seven hens now, NONE of them are laying for me. I am guessing they are stressed,but when will they de stress?
My breeds are 2 buff orpingtons, 1 buff/brahma mix, 1 brahma, 1 amaracauna, 2 cochins, and one dominicker. The brahma/buff mix and dom are from the original. They all get along great. The smallest cochin seems to lead the pecking order. We have them in a 10x6 homemade coop, 6 laying boxes, shade and sun parts, roosting limbs and plastic around it for the cold right now, there is no plastic on the front, just the back and sides. heat lamp for the cold nights.
Sorry for the book, just trying to give as much info as possible.

Hello

, KelliIrvine and

from CT. Where are you?
I'm trying to work through the chicken math here (or is it regular math troubling me?)
Are you trying to find out why they're dying? Your best bet would be to have (have had) a necropsy performed a.s.a.p. after death. Do you have an agricultural or veterinary college in your area? (I'm lucky that UConn started as one) Or maybe the local extension agent can help you with that. It may well have been the cedar. How many have you lost? How often, and when was the last death? Have any died since you did the big cleanup?
As for not laying eggs, sometimes it seems that "everything" can stress chickens, and it can last for a lot longer than we think it should. New or changed coops, loss of their coopmates, weather (changes as well as shortening days), can all be stressors that'll decrease or stop egg-laying.
I wish you luck.

 

[myhappyfeathers]

Hello and welcome to BYC, from one new egg to another.

 

[redsoxs]

Greetings from Kansas, KelliIrvine, and

! Great to have you in our community! Sorry to hear about your sick birds.

Hope you are able to find some advice on BYC to help you out! Best of luck to you!

 

[sumi]

Hello and welcome to BYC

Glad you joined us!

 

[liz9910]

hope your chickens get better soon.