Two perfectly healthy hens drop dead within hours need help!

[Jay2017hesser]

Yesterday two of my hens a Swedish flower hen and a modern gamefowl drop dead within a few hours. They got extremely weak couldn't walk lay down to go to sleep had spasms or convulsions rather and died. Could this be coccidiosis Marek's erysipelas or something else? I could really use some help here for some knowledgeable . not sure what to do nobody else is dropping dead. I already cleaned my coop my feeders my Waters Etc.If anyone knows what this is or what it might be please feel free to comment on my post or message me privately thank you in advance!

 

[igorsMistress]

I'm sorry for your loss! Could they have been bitten by something or eaten something that was poisonous? That's awefully quick for anything contagious.

 

[andreanar]

Youll need to do a check over on all your birds. Feel for weight loss, check very carefully for any bugs (lice, mites), generally make sure all look healthy. Check poops. Could be a lot of things that killed your 2 hens. Watch the others behavior for illness. You could check into sending your dead ones in for necropsy.

 

[chickens really]

Possibly coccidiosis ..That Bird looked thin. Or something else is going through the Flock..Try treating for coccidiosis today I would start.
Best wishes.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Swedish flower hen and a modern gamefowl drop dead within a few hours....They got extremely weak couldn't walk lay down to go to sleep had spasms or convulsions rather and died.

I'm sorry for your loss
How long did they exhibit symptoms before they died?

Putting your location in your profile helps us help you. If you are in the US and still have the bodies, it would be best to send them to your state lab for testing.

Having 2 die so suddenly within a couple of hours does sound like they ingested something toxic as @igorsMistress mentioned. Is there anything rotten or maggot infested, rat poison, fertilizer, moldy feed, etc. that they could have gotten into?

 

[Isaac 0]

The bird in the picture looks like he/she is vitamin deficient.Has a Crooked Beak.Feathers look very dirt.Looks like He/She has Wry Tail too.

What do you feed them?

 

[MasAhora]

It very well could be they ate something toxic, 2 so dying so close together.
It would be useful to know what you generally feed them, perhaps their diet could do with a minor change to build up their immune systems?
Please note this is not an implied criticism of you in anyway, just a thought that may help you receive some great advice from the experts around here.
I frequently give my flock boiled or scrambled eggs as a nice boost, but then I often have extra eggs so its free for me.
Sorry for your loss.

 

[Jay2017hesser]

The bird in the picture looks like he/she is vitamin deficient.Has a Crooked Beak.Feathers look very dirt.Looks like He/She has Wry Tail too.

What do you feed them?

when I got her she had the Crooked beak 4 out of 8 of the chicken I got at that time of that breed had crooked beak I just happened to keep one

 

[Jay2017hesser]

when I got her she had the Crooked beak 4 out of 8 of the chicken I got at that time of that breed had crooked beak I just happened to keep one

It very well could be they ate something toxic, 2 so dying so close together.
It would be useful to know what you generally feed them, perhaps their diet could do with a minor change to build up their immune systems?
Please note this is not an implied criticism of you in anyway, just a thought that may help you receive some great advice from the experts around here.
I frequently give my flock boiled or scrambled eggs as a nice boost, but then I often have extra eggs so its free for me.
Sorry for your loss.

The bird in the picture looks like he/she is vitamin deficient.Has a Crooked Beak.Feathers look very dirt.Looks like He/She has Wry Tail too.

What do you feed them?

 

[Jay2017hesser]

That bird always look dirty in the day I got her cuz she's so white she wasn't even kept inside she was always free ranging just like the rest of my flock she had no feathers on her when I got her three months ago all my chickens get layer pellets mixed with layer crumbles they get scratch grains they free range on 5 Acres of farmland and they have oyster shells in a separate container on the side they get fresh water everyday I keep their Coop clean they have been ranging since the spring