What happened to my chicken?

[Rubycon]

Hi Everyone, just looking for some advice.

This past Sunday I moved my younger chickens (3.5 months old) out into the coop in our shed (they were in our garage). On Tuesday, I noticed our crested polish standing in one spot with her wings kind of drooping and her feathers slightly fluffed up. I didn't really think much of it. Yesterday I noticed she was still standing in the same spot. Last night she seemed a little more active and was scratching around, eating and drinking and ran to me when I came in, but her wings were still drooping. This morning I came out to the coop and she was dead. She had blood around her beak. She never had any other symptoms such as mucus coming from her nostrils, her eyes were clear etc. All our other birds are acting completely normal. I am still pretty new with keeping chickens, and I tried to do a quick google search and the only thing I could come up with is Coccidiosis. Fairly confident it was not AI as I work at a wildlife rehab facility and have been educated with signs and symptoms and there has not been any reported birds since March of this year. Just wondering what everyone's thoughts are and if I should be worried about my other chickens. Below are pictures of her from last night. I had planned on going to the local farm store and buying Amprolium on my lunch break if she was the same this morning. I am not sure if it matters or not, but the coop houses our older chickens also.

 

[Rubycon]

I should also note that I am not sure how her poop looked due to her never pooping while I was in there.

 

[Offshoreorca]

This sounds very much like Cocci - I would treat the flock just incase as it can cause death quickly in poultry. If you can do a necropsy (lab is best, but at the very least look at home for signs of obvious illnesses) it wouldn't a bad idea. Could be a one off issue/some other issue, but it is always good to have some Amprolium on hand. I've dealt with it twice over the course of five years.

Most chickens have cocci exposure in their environment, but stressed young birds are most susceptible to actually falling ill. It could be the stress of amalgamating them into the new coop that brought this out, or she might have had a weaker immune system. Other birds are technically still at risk of falling ill with a high cocci load - particularly the other young ones (although weak older birds can get it too).

 

[Rubycon]

This sounds very much like Cocci - I would treat the flock just incase as it can cause death quickly in poultry. If you can do a necropsy (lab is best, but at the very least look at home for signs of obvious illnesses) it wouldn't a bad idea. Could be a one off issue/some other issue, but it is always good to have some Amprolium on hand. I've dealt with it twice over the course of five years.

Most chickens have cocci exposure in their environment, but stressed young birds are most susceptible. It could be the stress of amalgamating them into the new coop that brought this out, or she might have had a weaker immune system. Other birds are technically still at risk of falling ill with a high cocci load - particularly the other young ones (although weak older birds can get it too).

okay thank you so much! That is kind of what I wondered too, if she had a lower immune system or something. I will definitely be treating them all to be on the safe side!

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Sorry for your loss.

Coccidiosis would be my guess too.
I'd treat all the younger ones that you moved with Corid.
Liquid Corid dose is 2tsp or Powdered Corid dose is 1 1/2tsp per gallon of water given for 5-7days as the only source of drinking water. Don't add any extra supplements or vitamins to feed or water that contain B1(Thiamine) during the course of treatment.

Are the chicks separated from the older hens, if not, is integration going o.k.? Hens not bullying the chicks too badly are they?

 

[Rubycon]

Sorry for your loss.

Coccidiosis would be my guess too.
I'd treat all the younger ones that you moved with Corid.
Liquid Corid dose is 2tsp or Powdered Corid dose is 1 1/2tsp per gallon of water given for 5-7days as the only source of drinking water. Don't add any extra supplements or vitamins to feed or water that contain B1(Thiamine) during the course of treatment.

Are the chicks separated from the older hens, if not, is integration going o.k.? Hens not bullying the chicks too badly are they?

Okay thank you! I did end up finding a bottle of it yesterday at the store.

I attached a picture of our set up. It's a picture from the spring when it was still a work in progress, but you will get the idea. There's a old walk in cooler in the corner that we converted into a coop and we have a door on it, and that is where we currently have the chicks. The older ones can see them but they shouldn't be able to get to them. The hens have full run of everything else.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Okay thank you! I did end up finding a bottle of it yesterday at the store.

I attached a picture of our set up. It's a picture from the spring when it was still a work in progress, but you will get the idea. There's a old walk in cooler in the corner that we converted into a coop and we have a door on it, and that is where we currently have the chicks. The older ones can see them but they shouldn't be able to get to them. The hens have full run of everything else.

That's a nice large space.

Hopefully you won't have any more issues.

 

[Rubycon]

That's a nice large space.

Hopefully you won't have any more issues.

thank you! So far so good, no one else is showing signs!