- Oct 31, 2013
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Hello Everyone,
I have owned chickens for going on 6 years and have had alot of experience with them.. how ever this recent happening has caused me some head scratching. My chickens seem to be losing weight... I have no Idea why... they have a constant supply of feed, bugs, grass, and fresh water all day everyday. They all act healthy right now and I've checked them for lice or bugs and nothings showed up.... they have majorly cut down on laying and alot of them have been "molting" forever now it seems.. or constantly just losing feathers!! I know molting and this is unusual.. I just recently had 2 hens die, i think one died from old age, but the other should've been fine, although she was really lethargic and kept sitting everywhere, wasnt very active at all. not sure what took her, but i had another chicken die.. but i think it was because she had bumble foot and the infection ended up spreading through her body. Does anyone know what might be causing my chickens to have these problems??? I'm wondering if its worms.. so im trying to treat for that with pumpkin, pumpkin seeds and cayann pepper in their food.. does anyone else know any tried and true methods for deworming? i've never had to do it before!! or does anyone know what might be wrong with my chickens? they range from 6yrs-1yrs old... also, i got a hobo chicken that was running around our neighbor hood, she didnt have any mites or nothing but her bottom feathers are all missing and its constantly a bright red... does she have an infection or is it just a bad molt?
Sorry so many questions.. just dont want anymore unnessesary deaths and unhealthy chickens!
(this question has been answered! 11/10/13)
I have owned chickens for going on 6 years and have had alot of experience with them.. how ever this recent happening has caused me some head scratching. My chickens seem to be losing weight... I have no Idea why... they have a constant supply of feed, bugs, grass, and fresh water all day everyday. They all act healthy right now and I've checked them for lice or bugs and nothings showed up.... they have majorly cut down on laying and alot of them have been "molting" forever now it seems.. or constantly just losing feathers!! I know molting and this is unusual.. I just recently had 2 hens die, i think one died from old age, but the other should've been fine, although she was really lethargic and kept sitting everywhere, wasnt very active at all. not sure what took her, but i had another chicken die.. but i think it was because she had bumble foot and the infection ended up spreading through her body. Does anyone know what might be causing my chickens to have these problems??? I'm wondering if its worms.. so im trying to treat for that with pumpkin, pumpkin seeds and cayann pepper in their food.. does anyone else know any tried and true methods for deworming? i've never had to do it before!! or does anyone know what might be wrong with my chickens? they range from 6yrs-1yrs old... also, i got a hobo chicken that was running around our neighbor hood, she didnt have any mites or nothing but her bottom feathers are all missing and its constantly a bright red... does she have an infection or is it just a bad molt?
Sorry so many questions.. just dont want anymore unnessesary deaths and unhealthy chickens!
(this question has been answered! 11/10/13)
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