Official BYC Poll: Which of these health problems has affected your flock?

[agold23]

Reading this made me like Déjà vu

Sorry to hear that, it’s amazing how stressful these little birds can be

 

[humblehillsfarm]

Sorry to hear that, it’s amazing how stressful these little birds can be

Yes they can be stressful! It’s because I care about them too much. I definitely love my flock.

 

[Amanda1503]

There are several diseases and health conditions that chickens commonly suffer from. Chickens can suffer from severe health problems for days or even weeks on end without being detected, whereas others may die within hours of being afflicted. So we would like to know: Which of these health problems has affected your flock?

Place your vote above, and please elaborate in a reply below if you chose "Other".

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• Chicken Diseases & Cures

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I’ve lost two ISA hens. One due to ovarian cancer and that was possibly the cause of the other hens death.

 

[Regina Larsen]

Have dealt with bumblefoot and botulism. Both successfully - thankfully!

 

[ChickenWhisperer101]

I’ve dealt with Coccidiosis and MG in my old flock, but my new flock has so far been healthy.

 

[Hensintexas]

There are several diseases and health conditions that chickens commonly suffer from. Chickens can suffer from severe health problems for days or even weeks on end without being detected, whereas others may die within hours of being afflicted. So we would like to know: Which of these health problems has affected your flock?

Place your vote above, and please elaborate in a reply below if you chose "Other".

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Disease-wise, all have been healthy. No lice or mites, either. I did have two chickens mysteriously dead several days ago. There were no signs of predation anywhere. After watching them as closely as I could without a magnifying glass, I discovered the cause: One of the RIRs was pulling tail feathers out of

There are several diseases and health conditions that chickens commonly suffer from. Chickens can suffer from severe health problems for days or even weeks on end without being detected, whereas others may die within hours of being afflicted. So we would like to know: Which of these health problems has affected your flock?

Place your vote above, and please elaborate in a reply below if you chose "Other".

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Further Reading:

• Chicken Diseases & Cures

(Check out more exciting Official BYC Polls HERE!)

There are several diseases and health conditions that chickens commonly suffer from. Chickens can suffer from severe health problems for days or even weeks on end without being detected, whereas others may die within hours of being afflicted. So we would like to know: Which of these health problems has affected your flock?

Place your vote above, and please elaborate in a reply below if you chose "Other".

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Further Reading:

• Chicken Diseases & Cures

(Check out more exciting Official BYC Polls HERE!)

I chose “Other” because our difficulty hasn’t been disease, but RIRs pecking the Cornish X chickens so badly, that we had two that bled to death. I knew chickens could be blood thirsty, but had no idea this could happen. One who lived actually had half of her tail chewed off, and was bleeding bright red. It took 10 minutes holding pressure, then covering the whole area with Bag Balm to stop it. She was then placed in isolation to keep her calm and away from the others. All the Cornish were separated from the general population for the time being. She has rejoined her friends after a two-day stay in “hospital”. They are such sweet chickens, that they won’t defend themselves. I know which RIR is the culprit and she will be culled when I can catch her. I feel like this is my fault. We’re trying so hard to get their home fixed, secure, and ready, that maybe I wasn’t as vigilant as I should have been.

 

[1medicalgirl]

There are several diseases and health conditions that chickens commonly suffer from. Chickens can suffer from severe health problems for days or even weeks on end without being detected, whereas others may die within hours of being afflicted. So we would like to know: Which of these health problems has affected your flock?

Place your vote above, and please elaborate in a reply below if you chose "Other".

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Further Reading:

• Chicken Diseases & Cures

(Check out more exciting Official BYC Polls HERE!)

I had a really horrible run of luck buying chicks and turkeys from tractor supply. I ended up losing 13 birds altogether. I sent 3 off to our local lab that tested them. They all came back positive for Mycoplasm Synovea. Luckily all those birds came out of 1 coop so it is now a closed coop and all my other coops are no where near it. As for the Mereks Disease I lost 1 bird to it from including the Turkey pults that carried it in that also came from Tractor Supply. Needless to say we hatch all our own birds now. But now the MS is under control and all my girls are happy and healthy and gets ivermec every 4 months for mite maintenance.

 

[Birdbrainz]

I rescued 4 older birds that had scaly leg mites & we've battled coccidiosis (almost misdiagnosed due to black blood in stool instead of bright red blood), as well as gapeworm. Otherwise, healthy birds.

 

[Isadora]

We had one batch (of many) Cornish x come down with coccidiosis, but they recovered quickly. Other than that, we've had healthy birds.

 

[Cecisflock]

we've had; Polymelia, asthma, and a prolapsed vent. scary stuff but we have a vet to help.