Newbie - Howdee!

[Isaac 0]

Hello, and welcome to BYC. We're glad to have you here.

 

[Pork Pie]

Hi and welcome to BYC. Chat with other BYC members nearby using the links in my signature, below (turn your phone to landscape to see them).

Make yourself at home and enjoy the forums.

Best wishes

Pork Pie

 

[Meg-in-MT]

Hello! Welcome to BYC!! I'm sorry to hear of your losses.

 

[drumstick diva]

So very sorry to hear of your losses

 

[sourland]

Hello, and welcome to BYC.

 

[rjohns39]

Hi and welcome to BYC We're so happy you've decided to join us

So sorry about the loss of your flock

 

[MomofEleven]

Hi and Welcome to BYC! I'm so sorry about your flock! Was it a predator that got them, or was it an illness? Do you have a coop and run for them?

We have a coop, its a "hoop coop" made from pvc and moveable, plus a night time "safety coop", lol. Predators did not get my poor hens... it was some sort of illness. They didn't seem ill, but one day a hen died. We looked her over and she had some crusty skin, like psoriasis looking. Nothing else appeared wrong. The other chickens seemed fine. We searched for mites and found a few so we put some DE into their sand box, and into the bottom of the night time coop. Weeks later another chicken died. Same thing, no symptoms, but she had crusty skin on some parts of her. Then a while later, another chicken. And so on. I have searched for pictures that may tell what the crusty skin was, but so far haven't found anything. I am planning to post in the forums here...