Piper died suddenly with no explanation

[neophyte17]

Wow..nice set up!

Thank you. I just love my chickens like crazy. Yeah and people do call me crazy.

 

[andreanar]

Oh my, That is awesome! My boyfriend would kill me tho hahaha.

 

[RowanTheRed]

Well they in an indoor coop in my livingroom and I clean that coop daily

that is one super snazzy coop you have there!

 

[Fitchicken]

u one of my 3 week old cochin chick just died today. She was fine early this morning! Then later I found her lying on the floor kind of freaking out. I picked her up and held her for a while, think her neck was hurt cause she couldn't hold up her head. A while later she passed. I have much older chicks and grown chickens. Would one of the older chicks peck her over the food? I had one die about a month ago for no apparent reason. I was kind of thinking my rooster did it. Is this possible?? Please help I'm a new chicken owner

 

[neophyte17]

u one of my 3 week old cochin chick just died today. She was fine early this morning! Then later I found her lying on the floor kind of freaking out. I picked her up and held her for a while, think her neck was hurt cause she couldn't hold up her head. A while later she passed. I have much older chicks and grown chickens. Would one of the older chicks peck her over the food? I had one die about a month ago for no apparent reason. I was kind of thinking my rooster did it. Is this possible?? Please help I'm a new chicken owner

Even your sweetest hen can be mean to chicks. I don't mix my new chicks with my older hens or roosters until they are close to the same size, that is about three or four months old. Never sooner than that. Their first reaction will be to peck. Now your young chick was still building

 

[neophyte17]

Even your sweetest hen can be mean to chicks. I don't mix my new chicks with my older hens or roosters until they are close to the same size, that is about three or four months old. Never sooner than that. Their first reaction will be to peck. Now your young chick was still building

Its immune system so it was still vulnerable to anything that would not easily affect the older ones. Best to keep the young ones separated until they are much older

 

[neophyte17]

u one of my 3 week old cochin chick just died today. She was fine early this morning! Then later I found her lying on the floor kind of freaking out. I picked her up and held her for a while, think her neck was hurt cause she couldn't hold up her head. A while later she passed. I have much older chicks and grown chickens. Would one of the older chicks peck her over the food? I had one die about a month ago for no apparent reason. I was kind of thinking my rooster did it. Is this possible?? Please help I'm a new chicken owner

So sorry for your loss. I specially love cochins

 

[Mimi9fan]

We feel your loss . . .

 

[Mimi9fan]

It's a long story, but we had to get a friend for one of our chicks - both are black austalorps and we put them together immediately even though mine was five weeks and new friend was only two weeks. If you want to find one nearly the same age, check Craigslist for local breeders. Good luck and let us know how everything goes!

 

[abraga]

u one of my 3 week old cochin chick just died today. She was fine early this morning! Then later I found her lying on the floor kind of freaking out. I picked her up and held her for a while, think her neck was hurt cause she couldn't hold up her head. A while later she passed. I have much older chicks and grown chickens. Would one of the older chicks peck her over the food? I had one die about a month ago for no apparent reason. I was kind of thinking my rooster did it. Is this possible?? Please help I'm a new chicken owner

u one of my 3 week old cochin chick just died today. She was fine early this morning! Then later I found her lying on the floor kind of freaking out. I picked her up and held her for a while, think her neck was hurt cause she couldn't hold up her head. A while later she passed. I have much older chicks and grown chickens. Would one of the older chicks peck her over the food? I had one die about a month ago for no apparent reason. I was kind of thinking my rooster did it. Is this possible?? Please help I'm a new chicken owner

Yes..very possible. Older chickens will go after the younger ones.chickens can be downright brutal to one another over many things..pecking order, feed, water..the coop...all of those factors. I've had hens that went after other hens chicks and ate them.