sick chicken

[mib1]

I have a hen thas is swelled up and not movinG all she does is stand there with her eyes closed. She also has a lump on her neck. Just wondering if anyone might know what this might be.

 

[mompom]

Sounds like sour crop. Google how to treat it.

 

[mib1]

Ok thank you so much

 

[mib1]

My chicken died and when I got home I had another one dead. I Google it and it never said if it was contagious. the one today looked like her insides was going 2 come out her butt. does this sound like sour crop

 

[darkbrahmamama]

That sounds like prolapsed vent. There are a few different things going on by the sounds of it. Hard to say for sure.

 

[mib1]

Is that contagious

 

[enola]

Neither prolapsed vent or sour crop are contagious. The two hens that died, what was their body condition like? How many more chickens do you have?

 

[mib1]

They were fine the day before. And very healthy. They were outside all day sunday. I have 6 more

 

[mib1]

Could it be something in the food? I have not changed anything in the last month. This is my first flock and I'm still learning. It seems like they are fine and then a couple hours later they are dead. I'm worried about my other cchickens

 

[enola]

The first thing I would change, would be buy a new bag of feed. Check the date on the label to make sure it is fresh.