Hi! I'm new here. I have only been raising chickens for about a year now. I've had several to pass because of coccidia and respiratory infections and one of wry neck. But my little mocha...
god bless her....passed away last night. She was a pretty black and white EE 6 months old. When she was about a month old she had coccidia and luckily I was able to her out of it in one night after staying with her all night feeding her with a dropper. After that she lost her feathers on her back between her wings and the feathers on her belly not her chest though. And here we are I let the out of the coop yesterday because I has rained a lot and I was going to replace the bedding and feeding containers. But out of 29 chickens she was the only one not to come out. So I got her and brought her inside. She had 4 severe seizures between 7 pm and 12 am. And sort of small tremors between those. She was unable to bend her legs but would flap her wings and bend her neck all the way back where it rested on her back until the episode was over. Prior to this she was fine. Eating drinking playing chasing me around the yard. She was one of the few I let out of the coop on a regular basis because she was like a puppy! She would even follow me into the house through the front door! does anybody know what could have caused this? And should I be concerned about the others? Please help me. I don't have any children I consider these little guys to be my babies!
god bless her....passed away last night. She was a pretty black and white EE 6 months old. When she was about a month old she had coccidia and luckily I was able to her out of it in one night after staying with her all night feeding her with a dropper. After that she lost her feathers on her back between her wings and the feathers on her belly not her chest though. And here we are I let the out of the coop yesterday because I has rained a lot and I was going to replace the bedding and feeding containers. But out of 29 chickens she was the only one not to come out. So I got her and brought her inside. She had 4 severe seizures between 7 pm and 12 am. And sort of small tremors between those. She was unable to bend her legs but would flap her wings and bend her neck all the way back where it rested on her back until the episode was over. Prior to this she was fine. Eating drinking playing chasing me around the yard. She was one of the few I let out of the coop on a regular basis because she was like a puppy! She would even follow me into the house through the front door! does anybody know what could have caused this? And should I be concerned about the others? Please help me. I don't have any children I consider these little guys to be my babies!
I don't think I have any more that are sick but I don't want to risk it. I think I may just let them free range until everything dries up and put out a big bowl of feed and water so they won't peck at the puddles or the ground. I don't want to lose another one. Thanks for helping me out. I've been so worried. We have many different breeds and some of which I have no idea what they are so I'm unsure of what diseases they may be prone to have. I do the best that I can an it helps that the feed store a mile from here has most treatments for basics.
