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I am a new chicken person and have a lot of bantoms, hatched this spring. They are too young to lay eggs. A couple of weeks ago, I noticed one just sitting, with eyes closed and comb very pale. Not eating much. Later she died. Now I have several more, acting the same. They are making a gurgling sound and seem to have breathing trouble, much like a person with pneumonia. They will hold their tail feathers either to the side or downwards. We have wormed them every 30 days, they have plenty food, clean water and oyster crumbles. They live in an enclosed pen with sandy/gravel bottom. Their breast will become very thin feeling when they first get sick. I live in a rural area with very limited professional knowledge available regarding chickens. I also had a small peahen die yesterday that was in the pen next to the chickens. She held her head down, stopped eating, then died. Any clue on the cause or the treatment...
I am a new chicken person and have a lot of bantoms, hatched this spring. They are too young to lay eggs. A couple of weeks ago, I noticed one just sitting, with eyes closed and comb very pale. Not eating much. Later she died. Now I have several more, acting the same. They are making a gurgling sound and seem to have breathing trouble, much like a person with pneumonia. They will hold their tail feathers either to the side or downwards. We have wormed them every 30 days, they have plenty food, clean water and oyster crumbles. They live in an enclosed pen with sandy/gravel bottom. Their breast will become very thin feeling when they first get sick. I live in a rural area with very limited professional knowledge available regarding chickens. I also had a small peahen die yesterday that was in the pen next to the chickens. She held her head down, stopped eating, then died. Any clue on the cause or the treatment...
and Welcome To BYC! Sorry about your chickens, hope you are able to figure out what is going on.
