What is happening with my chickens?

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Chikyboy said:
I have had two chickens die recently, and I am not sure what it was. I can't remember the problem with the first one (I think it was the fireworks on New Years), but the most recent one had a weird fluid coming out of her and a very poopy bottom. Could it be coccidiosis? It is winter here so not sure. Does it hurt to treat even if it isnt that? Thanks for the help!
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I'm sorry that your chickens died.
Without testing and necropsy, it would be hard to know what happened.

Age of the birds, if they laid eggs, had any issues with mites/lice, crop problems, etc. etc. may be helpful.
It's not uncommon for fluids to come of out of the body upon death, so that still doesn't give much information.
IF there was fluid coming out of the beak before she died, then a crop problem would be a place to start, all though that's usually a "symptom" in and of itself. Likely there was an underlying condition causing the crop to not empty.

If you lose another, then refrigerating the body and sending it to your state lab would give you the best answers. https://www.metzerfarms.com/poultry-labs.html
 
Wyorp Rock said:
Age of the birds, if they laid eggs, had any issues with mites/lice, crop problems, etc. etc. may be helpful.
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They were 5-6 months I think. They have never laid eggs. They had no mites/lice. No crop problems.
 
Wyorp Rock said:
I'm sorry that your chickens died.
Without testing and necropsy, it would be hard to know what happened.

Age of the birds, if they laid eggs, had any issues with mites/lice, crop problems, etc. etc. may be helpful.
It's not uncommon for fluids to come of out of the body upon death, so that still doesn't give much information.
IF there was fluid coming out of the beak before she died, then a crop problem would be a place to start, all though that's usually a "symptom" in and of itself. Likely there was an underlying condition causing the crop to not empty.

If you lose another, then refrigerating the body and sending it to your state lab would give you the best answers. https://www.metzerfarms.com/poultry-labs.html
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The fluid was coming out of her cloaca.
 

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