Seven dead hens within 4 hours, not attacked. UPDATE: Teflon Poisoning!

[CapricornFarm]

Do you mean to wash them as well, or just to get the living ones out of the coop?

Get them out of the coop !

 

[TexasSam]

I just googled it too. We didn't know and I'm so sorry to our girls. My husband is devastated right now- blaming himself. But we just had no idea.

Look it happens to the best of us you didn't know. How can you blame yourself for something that you didn't know

 

[Chelseyb123]

x2. I'm theorizing now that maybe the cold (OP mentioned "drafts" in their coop) combined with humidity (frost on windows) may have froze their lungs?

Possibly. But im just trying to figure it as well since i am in the same state dealing with the same weather. I made my coop, vents, roosts ect and have a bare back young leg horn that made it threw last night and i forgot to pull my trap down on the back side of my coop to block out the winds and one of my hen got covered. I brushed her off an moved her and she was fine. I hope the other make it. But and also try home remedies to help immune system and circulating blood flow (Cayenne pepper).

 

[Kathy Golla]

Or in your car I was thinking. You can always clean up chicken poo later.
Or put your dog in the car tonight with a bunch of blankets to keep him warm.

 

[TexasSam]

P

Ut the living ones in the tub.

Just to get them out of the coop for tonight . Then leave the coop open the rest of the night

 

[Ruralhideaway]

I'm so sorry. Teflon is deadly very fast. You couldn't have known. Get them air, get them in, maybe wipe them down with a hot wet towel.

 

[AaronandAlice]

Look it happens to the best of us you didn't know. How can you blame yourself for something that you didn't know

I actually was thinking shatter resistant would be better so they couldn't accidentally eat bits of glass if it did break and fall. I just feel so sad because they were great chickens and I hope they just passed in their sleep and didn't suffer.

 

[CSAchook]

I am so so sorry this happened. Anyone could have made that mistake. Hug your family. Cuddle the birds you have. Do what you can to put this behind you. This community is here to support you

 

[Ruralhideaway]

The coop should be fine tomorrow but I'd maybe run a fan in there and change the bedding.

 

[CapricornFarm]

So sorry for the loss of your birds! I totally would call the company .