Unknown Cause of Death..

[Isaac 0]

I always bury them where they always liked to be.

 

[BruceAZ]

I don' know if this might be the reason.. since the local birds around here do steal food on a regular basis.. they are eating right out of the same feeders as my chickens..


http://tailandfur.com/causes-of-sudden-death-in-chickens/

Fowl Cholera: This disease is also known as Pasturella in common and is very much popular than you than you can even think. This is mainly spread by the wild birds and rodents, it can cause sudden deaths as the first symptom. There are vaccinations available for this disease and you should be very careful and this spread mostly from the sparrows and rats.
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[lovecamo26]

My chicks cant stand up they are eating but cant walk very weak .... Maybe have worms need help in fl

 

[Isaac 0]

@lovecamo26 Welcome to BYC.I would start a your own thread fro better results.But i can help.Whats there exact age?I wouldn't be surprised if they had cocci.Any bloody poop?


https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/775111/how-do-i-start-a-new-thread-on-the-forum-page

 

[lovecamo26]

They have very loose poop just shoots out and its loud ..lol no blood that i can see... But i know i saw blood in my quails poo what does that mean? they are eating and drinking but cant hardly stand. I had 5 running this morning when i got home 1 was dead and 2 more look ill there combs are white and legs white i would say there a little over a month and half old .. And also found my grown rooster dead in coop today very sad i gave them wazine in the water but i dont know the measurements for quart size so i put a splash. I also gave them rooster booster vita and electro this morning then came home to one dead and rest sick thanks for ur help

 

[Isaac 0]

My advice would be to send the pics to @casportpony in a private message.

 

[cmarlowdrive]

I am happy to report after rough start this week, I finally got an RX from her Vet, Petunia is showing some improvement. She has been a limp noodle since I found her last Saturday. No movement, nothing.

Since beginning the antibiotic several days ago, she is getting stronger and showing some improvement. She is trying to flap her wings and kicks with a vengeance. I hand feed her with syringe and she is actually holding her head up for short periods to take food in. She is pecking the warm oatmeal off the towel. She is still very weak, but, getting stronger. I will continue hand feeding her as long as it takes for her to return to her coop mates. I am afraid to give her a bath because she can't hold her head up for very long and certainly can't hold her body up. It is very cold here and I am afraid she will get too cold if I try to wash her off.
To go from a lifeless noodle to kicking, flapping and eating in a few days is amazing. I have hope that if I am vigilant and consistent with food and meds she might just make it.

GO PETUNIA, KEEP KICKING MY SWEET GIRL!

 

[BruceAZ]

I always bury them where they always liked to be.

i know it's kind of late


my family took care of it..

when i looked further into it.. i think it might be something else.. not fowl cholera

 

[Isaac 0]

i know it's kind of late


my family took care of it..

when i looked further into it.. i think it might be something else.. not fowl cholera

Fowl cholera is pretty uncommon and makes there comb and wattles swollen.Your chicken showed none of those signs.

 

[cmarlowdrive]

I have learned so much from this informative forum and wanted to share my experience to anyone that has a hen with these symptoms. I am not an expert and don't pretend to be, just want to share our experience because I have noticed several postings of similar symptoms and my bird has survived.

Anyone that has noticed their bird flopping and stumbling and acting drunk, DON'T GIVE UP and bring her inside so she does not hurt herself. By process of elimination her vet suggested it was vitamin deficiency. Fortunately, I was home when this began on a Saturday in December. She could not fly, could not walk and just fell every time she tried. Immediately, I brought her inside away from her flock mates and tried to get water, chicken stock and food into her right away with syringe. Her head and legs were dangling and limp on both ends of body. Not knowing what to do I called vet who suggest several things but we started with antibiotics and vitamin therapy. In the beginning, she could not hold her head up and kept it wrapped around laying it on her back. I kept her inside the house in a dog pen and she had to just lay in her own poo. I cleaned her cage everyday and wiped her back end so she would not have to lay in her own poo for long. I hand fed her several times a day with liquid oatmeal, yogurt, anything that would go in the syringe while messaging her neck and keeping a bubble wrap brace on her neck. After a couple of weeks she began to kick and would hold her head up for short periods of time. I started to have some hope.
After what seemed like weeks and weeks and weeks, she began to hold her head up long enough to eat some corn all by herself and amazingly she was on the mend. She was still rolling around on floor mostly. One day I found her under the bed and one day I found her behind the dresser. But, eventually she got strong enough to go to an open box where she would sit on her knees and eventually standing upon her own and then she got strong enough to slowly get out of the box and walk around the room. Most of her walking was in a circle and stumbling forward or sideways. To make a long story short she has completely recovered and is back with her flock mates. You would never know she was ever ill.

Bottom Line - I have learned so much from this forum and hope I can help by sharing my experience. Petunia was not getting the nutrition she needed and was in great need of immediate attention. She is now on a different feed and is beautiful and strong as ever. I don't care if she ever lays an egg. I am just glad she is still with me. Before this situation, she survived a broken pelvis. Amazing Hen. She wants to survive. She is a living miracle and we have changed her name to LUCKY.

If you have a hen with any similar symptoms: paralyzed, acting drunk, stumbling, falling over, please don't give up. Try vitamin therapy and antibiotics with a Vet approval of course. I am so proud of my determined Swedish Flower Hen and grateful to her amazing Veterinarian, Dr. Haley Burke, who walked me through the entire process.

Thank you for letting me post my experience. I hope it helps someone else.