Several of my hens, and one rooster, have passed away over the past month. They are all around 4 years old, and have never had problems before.
They start with runny, bright yellow poop that sticks to their vents. From there, they begin walking slowly, and not eating or drinking much. A couple got where they wouldn't come out of the coop, and couldn't fly up to their perches at night.
One had an emancipated breast, and her legs seemed really far apart.
The rooster's crop became enlarged & hard. It was about the size of an orange. When he tried to walk, he always went backwards.
They are free range during the day. They share a yard with 3 ducks. There is a kiddie pool for the ducks, a smaller bucket for drinking, plus a regular 1-gallon plastic waterer.
The temperature has been 95-105 degrees over the past month, so the water gets a lot of algae in it. I change it a couple of times a day.
There are ducks & chickens in other parts of the yard, but they don't have access to these sick ones. Yesterday, a 6 week old duckling died over night. It seemed fine when I put it to bed. It lives about 100 yards away from these others.
Any ideas? Please help!
They start with runny, bright yellow poop that sticks to their vents. From there, they begin walking slowly, and not eating or drinking much. A couple got where they wouldn't come out of the coop, and couldn't fly up to their perches at night.
One had an emancipated breast, and her legs seemed really far apart.
The rooster's crop became enlarged & hard. It was about the size of an orange. When he tried to walk, he always went backwards.
They are free range during the day. They share a yard with 3 ducks. There is a kiddie pool for the ducks, a smaller bucket for drinking, plus a regular 1-gallon plastic waterer.
The temperature has been 95-105 degrees over the past month, so the water gets a lot of algae in it. I change it a couple of times a day.
There are ducks & chickens in other parts of the yard, but they don't have access to these sick ones. Yesterday, a 6 week old duckling died over night. It seemed fine when I put it to bed. It lives about 100 yards away from these others.
Any ideas? Please help!