I have not posted in a while. I have been getting ready for our cold weather and trying to figure out health issues with my flock. I have had 3 birds die from different things in the past 3 months and now I have another pullet sick and away from the rest of the flock. She is eating and drinking but can no longer move around. She started out with respatory symptoms and was off balance 3 days ago. She appeared to be feeling better but now she can not even stand but otherwise looks healthy. I am very concerned that my flock has some disease and I wanted to send my rooster that passed away to get a necropsy on. I was unable to get him necropsied due to the cost. Wow, it would have cost $300. For now I am going to seperate the sick ones and try to make them comfortable and treat them if I know what to treat. I have lost an older Orpington hen who showed symptoms of wry neck and off balance. We culled her 2 days after symptoms started when she could no longer eat or drink. Next I lost a OEGB pullet to I do not know what. She just started acting sick, hunched and fluffed up. She died the next morning. Last to die was my LF cochin rooster. He was acting very off, not crowing or breeding. Hunched and fluffed up. Vomiting small amounts of liquid out of his mouth. I believe this could have been sour crop but I am not sure. I lost him 2 days after symptoms started. I am keeping my flock closed until I can hopefully figure out what is going on with them.
