Went to my chicken coop in the morning and saw my favourite hen stone dead... Please help

[Wezdin]

I would agree with the lice or mites thing, she looked to me like she wanted to scratch something.

 

[HozChicken]

 

[HozChicken]

How do I get rid of lice/mites?

 

[Nay]

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This is not Poultry food, it is for backyard birds.

 

[HozChicken]

This is not Poultry food, it is for backyard birds.

Do you think the food killed it?

 

[HozChicken]

I would try to find a feed that is made for chickens or poultry. The protein content should be between 16 and 18 percent, and it provides the vitamins and minerals to help maintain good health, which with chickens can be very important. I'm just wondering if you may have some deficiencies contributing to your issues. I don't see anything obvious in the video, she just appears to be picking at her neck or chin feathers. Have you checked them over for lice/mites? Have they had any discharge from the beak, nares or eyes? Any wheezing, coughing or sneezing?
https://the-chicken-chick.com/poultry-lice-and-mites-identification/Have they been laying for you? You don't mention calcium or oyster shell, which also needs to be provided for them. They need the calcium for making egg shells, and it's generally best to have it available in a separate feeder all the time so that they can take what they need. Some feeds for laying hens contain extra calcium, many prefer to offer it separately to allow for variations in each individual birds needs. Also poultry grit, which is usually crushed granite, which they need for digestion. Without adequate grit they can have impactions in the digestive tract, which can lead to death. Some environments have enough small stones in it that they find it, but most prefer to have it available in a dish so it's there if they need it.

Yes, they still lay eggs. They have been laying constantly for 1 year now. I had some other Hens some years ago and they usually stopped laying during winter but these keep laying.

 

[Wezdin]

Do you think the food killed it?

I dint think that the food killed it, but I would get a poultry food ASAP
As for the lice, you will want to use permetherin, but first i would check them to see if you can see any on their bodies or roosts.

 

[HozChicken]

I would try to find a feed that is made for chickens or poultry. The protein content should be between 16 and 18 percent, and it provides the vitamins and minerals to help maintain good health, which with chickens can be very important. I'm just wondering if you may have some deficiencies contributing to your issues. I don't see anything obvious in the video, she just appears to be picking at her neck or chin feathers. Have you checked them over for lice/mites? Have they had any discharge from the beak, nares or eyes? Any wheezing, coughing or sneezing?
https://the-chicken-chick.com/poultry-lice-and-mites-identification/Have they been laying for you? You don't mention calcium or oyster shell, which also needs to be provided for them. They need the calcium for making egg shells, and it's generally best to have it available in a separate feeder all the time so that they can take what they need. Some feeds for laying hens contain extra calcium, many prefer to offer it separately to allow for variations in each individual birds needs. Also poultry grit, which is usually crushed granite, which they need for digestion. Without adequate grit they can have impactions in the digestive tract, which can lead to death. Some environments have enough small stones in it that they find it, but most prefer to have it available in a dish so it's there if they need it.

Yes, they have been laying eggs constantly for 1 year now. Some years ago I had other Hens and they usually stopped laying during winter but these keep laying. No, I haven’t checken them for lice/mites. But I plan to check that out tomorrow and clean their coop. She has been sneezing lately.

 

[HozChicken]

I dint think that the food killed it, but I would get a poultry food ASAP
As for the lice, you will want to use permetherin, but first i would check them to see if you can see any on their bodies or roosts.

If I find some what is the easiet way to clean their coop from it?

 

[Wezdin]

If I find some what is the easiet way to clean their coop from it?

I would thoroughly clean out the coop then spray with a diluted permetherin mix in a spray bottle. Not sure what you would have in sweeden but here in the states it would look something like this: