- Approximately 3 month old cochin bantam chickens bought as day old chicks at TSC
- 4 total have all died within hours of each other
- There were no signs of lethargy or illness.
- 2 of my other birds are now appearing "slow" and don't seem to move as fast as normal.
- There are no signs of trauma, bites, mites, or bleeding. There was a white clear liquid coming out of their mouths when they died. One died in my husband's hands, and simply ruffled her feathers, layed down, and died.
- The only thing out of the ordinary that occurred was that we moved the cage 2 feet over so that the chickens would have grass to scratch and so my grass could grow back in the other spot.
- They were eating well. I use Manna brand chick food with a small amount of oyster grit in the food.
- Most of the poop in the coop looked normal. One of the chickens that passed had a little poop on its back end that was a bit slimy.
- No treatment at this time. Coop was moved back to previous location, just in case there was something that caused it in the new location.
- I would like to treat the issue myself, but I'm not sure how. I need help!
- The current housing is the innovation big green coop from TSC that holds 15 chickens. I only have 11 in the coop (2 duccles, 4 silkies, and 5 cochins-4 of which have died)
- I am in Louisiana. It is only in the upper 80s these days. They are in a covered home. Mosquitos have been out, but none in the cage. I've noticed a few gnats and flies, but not many.