Two perfectly healthy hens drop dead within hours need help!

[Jay2017hesser]

Whether the chickens are in a run or free ranging, any and all of them can have internal worms and coccidious.

It can easily be found in flocks that are far apart (distance wise).

Although I hate doing this, I do it anyway. I adopt animals that need a new home, including roosters. When the new chickens come in, they are usually quarantined for 4 weeks and treated for worms and for coccidious regardless of whether they show any symptoms.

Most chickens are symptom free of many of the possible ailments. When they finally show symptoms that tell us, the humans, something is wrong, the chicken is making travel arrangements to go to chicken heaven.

Sometime the chickens leave without saying goodbye!

Anyways - point is the chickens, despite our very best efforts to keep them super healthy and happy, can get something like worms. They get bad stuffs from eating bugs, worms, grass, etc. Visiting or flying by animals/birds can also share bad stuff with our chickens. I cringe every time I see one of my chickens slurp down an earthworm. I think - roundworms or coccidous. I wonder if they are getting one of those ickies from the earthworm they just ate!

Yesterday? I saw one of my chickens nibbling on a potato plant. Normally, they leave the bad stuff alone. I don't know if they were just tasting it or if they decided it was tasty. *sigh* Potato plants are toxic to chickens.

All kinds of things could result in the chickens moving to heaven suddenly. Even a stupid move on the chickens part by eating something that is toxic to them.

We do the best that we can for our chickens (and other pets.) I treat everyone - all of my flocks - regularly. It's not up to me whether they get something icky or not, but it is my responsibility to treat them all.

*hugs*

And uhmm, STRONGLY recommend you leave the seat down when you finish in the bathroom! Or close the bathroom door so the chickens can't get in there. I never thought about a chicken drowning that way, but it's a good reason to keep the doors closed! Yes, I too, have some chickens in the house.

Out of everybody who has message me tonight you were the most Pleasant one in the most respectful one and you shared your knowledge and didn't give me any and opinionated BS thank you very much glad to see there's people out there that have as much heart for this as I do make sure you follow me on here so I can find you if I can't figure out how to do it cuz this site is a real pain in the butt on my phone!

 

[Wyorp Rock]

I have a few more questions

[all my chickens get layer pellets mixed with layer crumbles

Are you feeding layer pellets to all your chickens, regardless of age?

I have bought two dozen chickens but I also have adopted over another dozen and I'm constantly taking in dozens and dozens of chickens and putting them on pens several Acres

If you are taking in a lot of chickens from different sources, then treating for Coccidiosis is a good idea. Just in case you need the correct dosage - you can find that here:
http://www.backyardchickens.com/t/818879/updated-corid-and-amprol-amprolium-dosing

During molt I gave my flock tylan 50 for a week to avoid Mycoplasma or and other problems

I'm very sorry, but I must comment on this. I'm not trying to give you "BS". Mycoplasma is a contagious respiratory disease for which there is no cure. Mycoplasma makes birds carriers for life (bird that have been ill and recovered, as well as, birds that have been exposed). It is one of the respiratory diseases that is transmitted both vertically and horizontally (through the egg and from bird to bird). Antibiotics are not a preventative, they can help with secondary infections if a bird is sick.
Here's more information on common poultry diseases that you may find helpful:
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/ps044
http://ucanr.edu/sites/poultry/files/201395.pdf

 

[Jay2017hesser]

Yes I know all about mycoplasma. I'm just taking the extra precautions as soon as my chickens sneeze the tiniest bit I freak. rather be safe than sorry. there's been a lot of people getting mycoplasma all over this year my main goal over the winter is to make sure I get vaccinations for every single disease that a chicken can get. In the springtime I'm paying a vet tech to come to my place and take blood samples from a few of each of the chickens in my coops to be tested for anything. Any birds with any type of disease will be kept regardless. In the spring I'm going to be getting another piece of property every chicken that goes to that property will be vaccinated. I am no longer buying anything other than day old chicks or at least young chicks and they will be vaccinated for everything. In the spring my goal is to start breeding breed my show quality bantams and start selling eggs at my local flea market I've seen other people do it. This year was the first year that I've had chicken since I was a kid I researched it for 4 years before getting back into it because I wasn't sure if I was going to do it but if I was I was going to do it right. I know about 20 chicken breeders and keepers that do not vaccinate for anything I'm not going to pass on any bad chickens or sick chickens to anyone. Chickens are my passion they are my favorite animal I love them all . I knew that I would keep chicken and breed chickens never thought that I would decide to make a business out of what I love. There is so much misinformation out there a lot of these poultry magazines and blogs and websites don't tell people how frustrating keeping chickens is and that's not because of the chicken. There are no veterinarians near me that will do anything for a chicken but they take other farm animals all the antibiotics and medications and medicated feeds and whatnot have been taken off the market you can't go to the store and buy vaccinations for chickens like you can other animals you have to order it. And then you have to learn how to administer these medications and learn to be your own veterinarian. Before I sell any chickens to anybody I am going to educate them and make sure that I print them all packets on how to care for chickens. This year has been a lot of trial and error but I think I'm doing pretty good I just wish I wouldn't of been like everyone else and vaccinated for everything. I'm wondering if my chickens got into some kind of poisonous plant because two of my acres are wooded and they do venture out there.

 

[MasAhora]

What an adventure thanks for sharing! I loved the photo's, yes toilet lid must always be down, I've had to fish out a Love Bird pet from the toilet after a family member forgot, fortunately alive but not happy. I stuck up notes everywhere in the bathroom to remind us all after that, even on the light switch (visitors wondered if I had an obsessive disorder).

I and I'm sure others will be interested in your journey, I hope you post some updates maybe in the Pictures & Stories of My Chickens section? Remember no matter how much we plan and prepare sometimes life happens and there will be a loss or two, we learn what we can and move on (at least that is what I try to tell myself .)

 

[andreanar]

Different people do different things with their birds, so I completely understand when people don't pay to go to a vet, I don't take my chickens to a vet. Some states do the necropsy free of charge. I try to treat myself and if I cant, then I cull the chicken. I think treating for cocci is a good idea. It cant hurt. And Yes, Corid is safe for your little chicks too. I hope your flock stays healthy,

 

[Jay2017hesser]

What an adventure thanks for sharing! I loved the photo's, yes toilet lid must always be down, I've had to fish out a Love Bird pet from the toilet after a family member forgot, fortunately alive but not happy. I stuck up notes everywhere in the bathroom to remind us all after that, even on the light switch (visitors wondered if I had an obsessive disorder).

I and I'm sure others will be interested in your journey, I hope you post some updates maybe in the Pictures & Stories of My Chickens section? Remember no matter how much we plan and prepare sometimes life happens and there will be a loss or two, we learn what we can and move on (at least that is what I try to tell myself .)

 

[Jay2017hesser]

I do my best to give them the best I can no matter age or breed or disability ect everybody else is fine...