marymasc
Chirping
- Dec 17, 2021
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I’ve had 3 young (3-5 month old) chickens die suddenly in the past week. The first was on Sunday, the bird was puffed up and and seemed disinterested in eating, I assumed it was due to the cold. That night when I went to lock up he was dead under the coop, and his legs were stuck straight out behind him as if he had had a seizure. The next day, another bird from a different batch of chicks was exhibiting the same symptoms. I separated him, gave him water mixed with molasses, and tried to get him to eat, but he declined very rapidly, had a seizure, and died while I was holding him. I then gave vitamin water (Nutri-Drench is the brand) to the whole flock. I checked weight on a few birds and kept an eye on everyone to see if there were any symptoms but they all looked fine. Today, I found another bird (about the same age as the first one) dead, again, looking as if he had seized and died. Nothing has changed in their diet, no new birds have been added recently, etc. They all seem pretty healthy right now but I’m very worried as the most recent death seemed very sudden with minimal symptoms. What should I do going forwards? Thanks.