Sudden death of my flock

[mrivers0519]

I have a flock of about 25 birds, a combination of 2 Turkeys, 15 Chickens, 3 Roosters and 8 ducks. This morning started a string of deaths, an older chicken died and then our male turkey started having difficulties. When he would stand his legs would shake and he was extremly weak. He died a few hours later. Then 8 chickens died over the course of a few hours. None of the ducks seem to have been affected. Some of the chickens just seemed to lay over and die. Its been warm here, 95. They have shade and water. Any ideas on what it might be? Could it be something they ate, or dehydration?

 

[featherz]

I have a flock of about 25 birds, a combination of 2 Turkeys, 15 Chickens, 3 Roosters and 8 ducks. This morning started a string of deaths, an older chicken died and then our male turkey started having difficulties. When he would stand his legs would shake and he was extremly weak. He died a few hours later. Then 8 chickens died over the course of a few hours. None of the ducks seem to have been affected. Some of the chickens just seemed to lay over and die. Its been warm here, 95. They have shade and water. Any ideas on what it might be? Could it be something they ate, or dehydration?

What kind of chickens? How old? 95 is hot, yes, but if they had shade and water that wasn't hot I would not think they would just all drop dead. No symptoms before death? If that happened here, I'd think it was something poisonous they got into and ate.


Where are you located? Some states have places you can send birds for necropsy - in your case sounds like it might be very useful.

 

[FlyHigher]

coccidiosis?

 

[speckledhen]

If these are adults, I'd look into poisoning or moldy feed. Both can kill.

 

[mrivers0519]

Most of the chickens were young (3 months old) but a few were at least 1 year or more. The turkey was around a year old. We are in North Idaho.

 

[mrivers0519]

And where can I go to get a necropsy done?

 

[mrivers0519]

Is feeding raw fish bad for them?

 

[farmer boy]

my hen got into a raw fish head after i was done fishing but mine were fine .... my silkie died from the heat here .. my friend told me a lot of people was telling her their chickens were dying of heat .. i have shade water trees bushes and a spot under my house where it gets cold so they can die pretty easy from heat i guess .. it would seem kinda were of heat killing since i live in canada close to the ocean like 40 mins away from the ocean

 

[Folly's place]

Raw fish??? It can spoil really really fast. Keep some dead birds in plastic cold but not frozen, for tomorrow at the vets or preferably at the state or university path lab. Your local veterinary emergency clinic, if there is one, can probably direct you, or get online and look it up. So sorry, Mary