Okay, so one of my friends has been trying to figure out what the heck happaned to her chicken. She doesn't know why, but one day one of her chickens just decided to die. There weren't any symptoms, it was just found dead on the ground. Another person she had talked to said that one of their chickens had died the same way in the past. Everything seems to be fine the way she raises them. She lets them free-range, and then locks them up in the coop at night. Feeding and watering are in order.
(can't answer much of this one because I wasn't the owner):
1) What type of bird , age and weight.
Female Barred Rock.
2) What is the behavior, exactly.
She was just found dead.
3) How long has the bird been exhibiting symptoms?
No symptoms.
4) Is there any bleeding, injury, broken bones or other sign of trauma.
Nope.
5) What happened, if anything that you know of, that may have caused the situation.
None that I know of.
6) What has the bird been eating and drinking, if at all.
Whatever food she fed hers, and water.
7) How does the poop look? Normal? Bloody? Runny? etc.
Normal.
8) What has been the treatment you have administered so far?
None. No problems before.
9 ) What is your intent as far as treatment? For example, do you want to treat completely yourself, or do you need help in stabilizing the bird til you can get to a vet?
N/A
10) If you have a picture of the wound or condition, please post it. It may help.
N/A
11) Describe the housing/bedding in use
Outdoor, open coop.
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Bonus Question: Is it possible for a chicken to get pneumonia if they've lived in a closed/indoor coop at night and then suddenly they're placed in an open outside coop at night? I'm trying to figure out if maybe that is how my cockerel passed away. I'm not sure how he was housed before, but when I had him he was outside both day and night and I know for a fact he got pneumonia. It's been around 47 here at night -
1) What type of bird , age and weight.
Male, Partridge Cochin, 10 months.
2) What is the behavior, exactly.
Lethargic (moving slow), drinking a lot, tail hung low, not eating a lot, closing eyes a lot, comb/wattles turned purple, stopped crowing, not alert.
3) How long has the bird been exhibiting symptoms?
For a week and a half.
4) Is there any bleeding, injury, broken bones or other sign of trauma.
Nope.
5) What happened, if anything that you know of, that may have caused the situation.
I'm thinking he wasn't used to the cold.
6) What has the bird been eating and drinking, if at all.
Hen Scratch, and water.
7) How does the poop look? Normal? Bloody? Runny? etc.
Runny, white/green colored.
8) What has been the treatment you have administered so far?
Medication with a long name, used for respiratory infections. We gave it to him about four days after he was already like this.
9 ) What is your intent as far as treatment? For example, do you want to treat completely yourself, or do you need help in stabilizing the bird til you can get to a vet?
Tried treating him myself.
10) If you have a picture of the wound or condition, please post it. It may help.
N/A
11) Describe the housing/bedding in use
Outdoor, open coop. Kept him in a cage alone with straw as bedding to keep him warm.
If you can't answer the Bonus Question please mainly try and answer the first question.
(can't answer much of this one because I wasn't the owner):
1) What type of bird , age and weight.
Female Barred Rock.
2) What is the behavior, exactly.
She was just found dead.
3) How long has the bird been exhibiting symptoms?
No symptoms.
4) Is there any bleeding, injury, broken bones or other sign of trauma.
Nope.
5) What happened, if anything that you know of, that may have caused the situation.
None that I know of.
6) What has the bird been eating and drinking, if at all.
Whatever food she fed hers, and water.
7) How does the poop look? Normal? Bloody? Runny? etc.
Normal.
8) What has been the treatment you have administered so far?
None. No problems before.
9 ) What is your intent as far as treatment? For example, do you want to treat completely yourself, or do you need help in stabilizing the bird til you can get to a vet?
N/A
10) If you have a picture of the wound or condition, please post it. It may help.
N/A
11) Describe the housing/bedding in use
Outdoor, open coop.
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Bonus Question: Is it possible for a chicken to get pneumonia if they've lived in a closed/indoor coop at night and then suddenly they're placed in an open outside coop at night? I'm trying to figure out if maybe that is how my cockerel passed away. I'm not sure how he was housed before, but when I had him he was outside both day and night and I know for a fact he got pneumonia. It's been around 47 here at night -
1) What type of bird , age and weight.
Male, Partridge Cochin, 10 months.
2) What is the behavior, exactly.
Lethargic (moving slow), drinking a lot, tail hung low, not eating a lot, closing eyes a lot, comb/wattles turned purple, stopped crowing, not alert.
3) How long has the bird been exhibiting symptoms?
For a week and a half.
4) Is there any bleeding, injury, broken bones or other sign of trauma.
Nope.
5) What happened, if anything that you know of, that may have caused the situation.
I'm thinking he wasn't used to the cold.
6) What has the bird been eating and drinking, if at all.
Hen Scratch, and water.
7) How does the poop look? Normal? Bloody? Runny? etc.
Runny, white/green colored.
8) What has been the treatment you have administered so far?
Medication with a long name, used for respiratory infections. We gave it to him about four days after he was already like this.
9 ) What is your intent as far as treatment? For example, do you want to treat completely yourself, or do you need help in stabilizing the bird til you can get to a vet?
Tried treating him myself.
10) If you have a picture of the wound or condition, please post it. It may help.
N/A
11) Describe the housing/bedding in use
Outdoor, open coop. Kept him in a cage alone with straw as bedding to keep him warm.
If you can't answer the Bonus Question please mainly try and answer the first question.
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