My chicken just died!

[krazychick28]

My Ameracauna just died this morning. She was just a little over a year old. She showed no signs of illness till i found her this morning laying on the ground outside her nesting box. She was very weak and could barely move. She attempted to stand and eat with the other chickens but couldnt. I gave her some fresh water and she took a sip and than curled her head back into her feathers. I held her close to me and noticed she was a little thin. Again, she was perfectly find the day before. She was happy, energetic and always the first to eat. I dont understand what happened. When she died she released a white liquid from her mouth and butt. Does anyone know what may have been wrong with my chicken? I have other chickens too and would like to know how I can prevent this from happening to them. I cleaned out their house real good and sprayed for mites and live if any. Tomorrow I will be mixing garlic into their water for worms if any. I am trying to take any necessary precautions that could harm my chickens. Please help someone

 

[CHICKIE1976]

so sorry 4 your loss. sorry i can't help, not too much chicken experience yet. take care!

 

[ducksarecool12]

Im so sorry for your loss!

 

[ducksarecool12]

DID NOT MEAN TO PUT

so sorry!!!

 

[tinychicky]

i'm so sorry

! check for sour crop in the rest of the flock. if the crop feels "squishy" turn the chicken upside down and press gently on the crop to see if any liquid come out of her beak. if that happens, add some vinigar to the water and with hold food for a day or two. do some more research on the subject, you may have to "drain" some crops.

 

[dawg53]

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What did you use to spray mites with in their house?

 

[krazychick28]

I picked up some stuff at the farm store. Said it is for killing mites and lice on chickens. Directions were to spray down their bedding and coop than spray the chicken down.

 

[HHandbasket]

That sounds like the way my leghorn died when she was eggbound.

Fine one day, dead the next.

 

[krazychick28]

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Whats eggbound?

 

[HHandbasket]

Basically, an egg gets stuck somewhere in the plumbing for any variety of unknown reasons, or no reason at all, and the egg can't come out. It can be fatal to a hen, unfortunately.

I am so sorry for your loss.