Shaking heads and death

[Tarynj]

we have little flies yes but nothing terrible like I don’t see them buzzing around their heads it just seems like they twitch like that quite constant.

 

[coach723]

The gnats drive my birds nuts some days. I have planted rosemary bushes in my run, they tend to lay under those when the gnats are bad. I guess the aromatic oils in the plants are something the insects don't much like.
I just didn't see anything in the video that said there was an obvious problem.

 

[Tarynj]

The gnats drive my birds nuts some days. I have planted rosemary bushes in my run, they tend to lay under those when the gnats are bad. I guess the aromatic oils in the plants are something the insects don't much like.
I just didn't see anything in the video that said there was an obvious problem.

Thank you I really appreciate your time!!

 

[Tarynj]

Thank you I really appreciate your time!!

I took another video when I got home from work… I feel like something is wrong… they are all doing this but not as bad and this one was wiping its beak as well…

 

[coach723]

Looks like something is bothering her some, but otherwise she looks pretty normal and healthy. Beak wiping after eating and drinking is very normal, they hone their beaks by rubbing on things. Check her eyes, nares, beak for any discharge, plaques or bubbles. Watch for any sneezing or coughing which could be a respiratory infection. Make sure droppings are normal. But other than figuring out what might be bugging her, not sure anything is wrong.

 

[KySparkles]

Ugh help! About a week ago we had a chickens attacked by a fox. She was saved and doing fine but until we catch the fox we have them locked in their runs instead of free roaming. Sometime in the week they started shanking their heads like something was bothering them! I though perhaps they have mites, or lice that I didn’t notice so treated them to be safe and cleaned the whole coop. I let them out yesterday while we were all outside and no one was shaking their heads while free roaming! Everyone seemed fine, eating and drinking and all 15 laid eggs. When I put them in the run everyone started shaking their heads again…

This morning I came out and one of our birds just turns a year yesterday was dead in the middle of the coop. I’m at a loss… I clean the coop very often, they eat a later feed, treats of fruits and veggies but mostly forage for bugs, even in their run they have a wide area that is filled with caterpillars right now as our trees are invaded with them… no obvious signs of sickness such as being lethargic, pale, no unusual stool, no coughing or sneezing, just the head shaking… any suggestions on what happened or what I should do to help the others incase??

I will try and get a video today when I get home . They are gypsy moth caterpillars or now called spongy moth caterpillars (they just changed the name) they are all over and eat them up very quickly so sadly no way to avoid them as they fall from the trees.

She was literally fine yesterday running around, playing happily, so it was very surprising to open the coop this morning and find her…

I will try and get a video today when I get home . They are gypsy moth caterpillars or now called spongy moth caterpillars (they just changed the name) they are all over and eat them up very quickly so sadly no way to avoid them as they fall from the trees.

She was literally fine yesterday running around, playing happily, so it was very surprising to open the coop this morning and find her…

I let my 3 month old chickens out this am. 1 chick all of a sudden squawked and jumped a little into the air and collapsed. I was horrified. She didn't die. I have her quarantined. She has started the head jerking as well. I'm a new chicken owner and don't know what to do. She is eating a little and drinking some now. Looking for answers.

 

[coach723]

If you have a video of the head shaking it might be helpful. You have to upload to another host, like youtube, and put the link here and it can be seen. Give a super B complex tablet or capsule once daily (human ones), it won't hurt anything and might help. Could she have been severely startled by something?