We're having the same issue we had 12 chickens and by the end of the month we only have six that's half a dozen chickens but I'm not sure why they're dying they're just dying out of nowhere
I've caught several chickens while they were in the process of dying, over a period of several years. They were lethargic, not moving, but breathing. Their comb and wattle would turn dark over several hours. Then die, and stiffen. They had dilated and patruding vent, with yellow discharge. If it is egg binding, the causes that seem applicable (according to online articles) in my case would be too much protein, and stress (from foxes harassing the fencing, or perhaps being moved to a new location).
Dude I’m in the same boat. I’ve had the same chickens for a couple years now and all of the sudden my hens are dying just like this???? No markings so it can’t be a predator. But I’ve noticed it’s only my females so I’m thinking something internal like egg bound or infections or something. Please if anyone knows anything help meee
I see that one of the white hens has severe "Poopy Butt" which is almost always a indication of internal round worm infestation or sometimes some other internal digestive tract infection, and if it is green or bright green then it most certainly is a digestive infection of some sort
I don’t think your chickens killed her. The reason is because there aren’t feathers all over like it was an attack. They also probably would have tore her open if they killed her.
There's two reasons for hens to start walking Goofy looking like they're dizzy and falling over no balance... Number one and most common is if they are egg bound.. meaning there is an egg stuck in them put them in a warm Epsom salt bath and you can apply a little mineral oil around there egg laying hole. The other reason would be if they are just about totally paralyzed can only move their head not moving legs or wings could be a disease I believe it's called Merricks disease. Probably misspelled there but you can look it up.
One died today she was looking healthy but now bluish so or choke or egg bound or fight but didn't find sign or fight, they told me rats can do but this morning she was alive
Exactly what I’m going through. Had 14. Down to 8. Lethargic slow decline. Poops are blackish color, coop is ventilated cleaned daily…large run. No idea
can chickens handle the cold weather and rain ect ? , my mum has chickens and one of them had died with the death being unknown , it was perfectly healthy a couple of days ago and just suddenly died , we live in the uk and it’s quite cold weather over here , please could you give any advise or any tips .
Hi I am new to this. I had 4 hens. 2 were full grown and I bought them about 3 months ago roasting birds but I just wanted an occasional egg. Never got any from them though. The other 2 Vario ova. We’re slightly younger and smaller I bought them 2 months ago. This is July 6 and I found one of my first pair dead in her box in the morning of July 3rd. She seemed fine the day before and she seemed fine when I put her to bed. Today I found one of the younger pair dead in her nest box ( these are laying). They don’t look sick to me but I am brand new at this. Living in a city not a farm community. I’m looking for a vet but so far nobody seems to see chickens in my area. Assuming they are all doomed. How long do we have to wait to get new birds? Do I need to bleach the coop? How do I decontaminate their dust bath dirt area?
A found a chick lying almost dead outside. It couldn't move and was gasping for air, opening and closing its beak every few seconds . I thought it got over heated and gave it some glucose water to drink(just dipped the beak in water) . After a while it spat it out and died. Do you think i chocked it? It is warm outside but there are plenty of water feeders and shade. It was 5 days old and was fine in the morning. It was around 88-90 degrees.
Little chick are vulnerable, I had couple died in the first week of life but today one of my queen died she was bluish so or she choke or bound eggs I supposed I'm new, but I have just three chicks just to wait eight months for eggs this is the reason why I bought quails too
@@patricianoll1229 ya now all my chicks are egg laying chickens. We get about 10 eggs a day. We bought a incubator and are expecting our first batch of it by the end of the month. Hopefully they come out healthy.
We were putting the chickens up on Sunday evening and forgot to put back the water. Monday morning I noticed one of the chickens comb was flopped over and was slow moving. I isolated her and gave her some food and water. She pecked and ate some food. Tuesday I checked on her and she was fine and I fed her some scrambled eggs and gave her a couple syringes of onion water and probiotic water. Found her dead this morning … her poop was a mixture of forest green and white. Her butt looked like it was protruding. What did I do wrong? Im going to clean my coop out because iv’e been doing the compost method but there is only one window opening ( like a closet type coop) we lost our first chicken a couple months ago but she last about 7 days before she passed away due to me not know how to care for her …. 😞
@@compassion4all384 I guess you don’t know the chicken community then. Obviously I already did all the research but i couldn’t find any information on the symptoms my chicken had…its peoples experiences that teach us because there is not much on google to teach us. Thanks for wasting my time in writing out this comment!
Yes. Chances are she was egg bound. Chickens sometimes get an egg logged that doesn’t come out and it will eventually kill them if doesn’t come out. Thanks for watching! 👍🏻😊
I got my first chicken die today it fucking sucks i wanna know what to do as well i read i could give them and ii gave them some onions and garlic plus apple vinager in their water to my new chickens they have been with me for 16 days they were malnourished and some sick they all got better bigger and fatter their wattle and crumb better looking yours still look better than mine tho im trying to do my best, i still have 1 sick chicken but she has been progressing she ate today and drank water a lot i sort of isolated her so she could do that but she might be at risk to die im gonna put them calcium some crushed egg shells very well crushed and mixed with their food so they dont start picking their own eggs which i haven't mentioned they haven't layed any eggs yet im trying to be patient many people told me they can take up to a month and a half or two months till they get used to their coop and each other plus the new rooster. If anyone has more advice on what i can do it'd be great.
hey man yeah it sucks whenever you have a chicken dying right now i woke up to a chick and a chicken dead i seen no issues with them yesterday but i got told to slice up garlic and put it in there water or in there mouth and i heard lemon also works !!
@@yuxi8093 Hey brother thats very unfortunate to hear, since i wrote the comment above the 2nd chicken i spoke about died as well the rest all healthy and still living, ive heard about the garlic, onion and apple vinager very efficient honestly, but never about lemon i think they cannot take it in quantities thats why.
For my grand ma expiriece no onion to chicken I don't know if it is truth or not but little chicks are easy to died from intestinal bacteria it happened to me every time one died this was a two years old probably egg bound strong live not strong succombe is nature good nature
That can be a virus I got one dead so let u know what happens but they have intestinal problems I give diamatecous earth one a month mine or choke she was bluish or egg bound
@Toasty i lost 3 chickens last month 2 survived outta 5 of my indoor chickens and while one is still inside fighting her own strenth the other is outside running around
ummmm sir I need help yesterday 3 of my chickens died with their heads cut off in a perfect line 2 black big chickens died they were huge and one medium chicken they all were laying eggs we don't know what it is and 2 more chickens are missing we already lost 12 chickens I give up trying to have a farm I cant have my chickens keep dying we don't have dogs or cats they died in a perfect line what is happening please help
First of all I’m sorry for your struggle. Hang in there and it will get better. If I were to guess I would say predators. Sometimes they will kill the chicken and leave behind everything but the head. Something that can help is to keep closed up at night when predators are most active.
We're having the same issue we had 12 chickens and by the end of the month we only have six that's half a dozen chickens but I'm not sure why they're dying they're just dying out of nowhere
I've caught several chickens while they were in the process of dying, over a period of several years. They were lethargic, not moving, but breathing. Their comb and wattle would turn dark over several hours. Then die, and stiffen. They had dilated and patruding vent, with yellow discharge.
If it is egg binding, the causes that seem applicable (according to online articles) in my case would be too much protein, and stress (from foxes harassing the fencing, or perhaps being moved to a new location).
Thx man this really helped
I just found another one now I'm down to 4
Dude I’m in the same boat. I’ve had the same chickens for a couple years now and all of the sudden my hens are dying just like this???? No markings so it can’t be a predator. But I’ve noticed it’s only my females so I’m thinking something internal like egg bound or infections or something. Please if anyone knows anything help meee
When they are stiff, it's because they have been dead for over 3hours I think it might have died of dehydration.
I had 3 die......I think they poisoned the laying pellets
I see that one of the white hens has severe "Poopy Butt" which is almost always a indication of internal round worm infestation or sometimes some other internal digestive tract infection, and if it is green or bright green then it most certainly is a digestive infection of some sort
What u do about it diamatecous earth ?
thank you one of my chickens died today and i remember it had light green waste and i thought nothing of it 🙁
I found one today. 6 mo old buff Brahma hen that hadn’t laid yet 😢
I have one this morning too dead... But I guess ventilation is the key issue and also cleaning regularly
I don’t think your chickens killed her. The reason is because there aren’t feathers all over like it was an attack. They also probably would have tore her open if they killed her.
Bring them into your house don’t leave them outside 🙏🏼 be harder for them to do anything to them think about it
My 7 months old broiler chicken suddenly died and I don’t know why and I am so sad.
A broiler chicken probably broke legs, aren't they the ones that you cull out at 8 weeks
My second is dying now..they start by limping and not tucking the wings then stopped eating then died...al in about a week...dumbfounded
Same!
There's two reasons for hens to start walking Goofy looking like they're dizzy and falling over no balance... Number one and most common is if they are egg bound.. meaning there is an egg stuck in them put them in a warm Epsom salt bath and you can apply a little mineral oil around there egg laying hole. The other reason would be if they are just about totally paralyzed can only move their head not moving legs or wings could be a disease I believe it's called Merricks disease. Probably misspelled there but you can look it up.
I did not find an egg that was stuck
@@kassietaylor2415 my only other guess is Marek's disease very common in chickens.
@@danielkurek7009 any cure??
I just lost two. One yesterday one today. No signs of trauma. Why???
One died today she was looking healthy but now bluish so or choke or egg bound or fight but didn't find sign or fight, they told me rats can do but this morning she was alive
Make sure the coop. Has some good ventilation.
I am having the same problem
We woke up to a dead Banti this morning 😪
Four chickens yesterday one was fine and now it’s dead and all the others are sick and dying I have no idea what’s happened
Exactly what I’m going through. Had 14. Down to 8. Lethargic slow decline. Poops are blackish color, coop is ventilated cleaned daily…large run. No idea
can chickens handle the cold weather and rain ect ? , my mum has chickens and one of them had died with the death being unknown , it was perfectly healthy a couple of days ago and just suddenly died , we live in the uk and it’s quite cold weather over here , please could you give any advise or any tips .
Hi I am new to this. I had 4 hens. 2 were full grown and I bought them about 3 months ago roasting birds but I just wanted an occasional egg. Never got any from them though. The other 2 Vario ova. We’re slightly younger and smaller I bought them 2 months ago. This is July 6 and I found one of my first pair dead in her box in the morning of July 3rd. She seemed fine the day before and she seemed fine when I put her to bed. Today I found one of the younger pair dead in her nest box ( these are laying). They don’t look sick to me but I am brand new at this. Living in a city not a farm community. I’m looking for a vet but so far nobody seems to see chickens in my area. Assuming they are all doomed. How long do we have to wait to get new birds? Do I need to bleach the coop? How do I decontaminate their dust bath dirt area?
Make sure you got no vaccinated chickens and no purina food.
@@maragrace820 Only one of my hens survived. I have reason to believe that a neighbor had something to do with their demise. So awful 😞
Did you figure this out? I'm having the same problem. No obvious illness. I haven't changed anything and I've had mine 2. 1/2 years.
After some more time raising chickens under my belt, I think she was egg bound. It’s a quite common and has happened again since this chicken passed.
Same happen to me today
@@patricianoll1229 You was egg bound?
A found a chick lying almost dead outside. It couldn't move and was gasping for air, opening and closing its beak every few seconds . I thought it got over heated and gave it some glucose water to drink(just dipped the beak in water) . After a while it spat it out and died. Do you think i chocked it? It is warm outside but there are plenty of water feeders and shade. It was 5 days old and was fine in the morning. It was around 88-90 degrees.
Little chick are vulnerable, I had couple died in the first week of life but today one of my queen died she was bluish so or she choke or bound eggs I supposed I'm new, but I have just three chicks just to wait eight months for eggs this is the reason why I bought quails too
@@patricianoll1229 ya now all my chicks are egg laying chickens. We get about 10 eggs a day. We bought a incubator and are expecting our first batch of it by the end of the month. Hopefully they come out healthy.
Ours died today, she was a brownie too. It looks like she was in a lot of pain.
We were putting the chickens up on Sunday evening and forgot to put back the water. Monday morning I noticed one of the chickens comb was flopped over and was slow moving. I isolated her and gave her some food and water. She pecked and ate some food. Tuesday I checked on her and she was fine and I fed her some scrambled eggs and gave her a couple syringes of onion water and probiotic water. Found her dead this morning … her poop was a mixture of forest green and white. Her butt looked like it was protruding. What did I do wrong? Im going to clean my coop out because iv’e been doing the compost method but there is only one window opening ( like a closet type coop) we lost our first chicken a couple months ago but she last about 7 days before she passed away due to me not know how to care for her …. 😞
Same thing happens to my butt hole when I drink onion water!
Egg bound most likely
Do google research !!!
@@compassion4all384 I guess you don’t know the chicken community then. Obviously I already did all the research but i couldn’t find any information on the symptoms my chicken had…its peoples experiences that teach us because there is not much on google to teach us. Thanks for wasting my time in writing out this comment!
Marek's disease is what your chickens have
I dont know i had a illness that killed 3 of my polish 😟
My cockral was fighting was my hen so much! And I put my chicks in with the big chickens and the chickens EATEN half of the chicks skin off
i know nothing. but i gather small rocks and put in coop.
We're you putting oyster shells in there for them?
You have to be a Lear even my chikens dead so we both of us should be aleart 💀
I’m having the same problem.
I have 2 die as well... same as u???
Mine died too today in morning
Mine too it happens but is nature egg bound or intestinal problems tomorrow diamatecous earth for all
Could have been egg bound....I've had them die like that....
One of my chicken died very healthy until now she was bluish so or choke on food or egg bound
I just had a chicken die same way. Heard anything ? Just starting research
Yes. Chances are she was egg bound. Chickens sometimes get an egg logged that doesn’t come out and it will eventually kill them if doesn’t come out.
Thanks for watching! 👍🏻😊
One of mine I think died just like that hot or egg bound it happens
I got my first chicken die today it fucking sucks i wanna know what to do as well i read i could give them and ii gave them some onions and garlic plus apple vinager in their water to my new chickens they have been with me for 16 days they were malnourished and some sick they all got better bigger and fatter their wattle and crumb better looking yours still look better than mine tho im trying to do my best, i still have 1 sick chicken but she has been progressing she ate today and drank water a lot i sort of isolated her so she could do that but she might be at risk to die im gonna put them calcium some crushed egg shells very well crushed and mixed with their food so they dont start picking their own eggs which i haven't mentioned they haven't layed any eggs yet im trying to be patient many people told me they can take up to a month and a half or two months till they get used to their coop and each other plus the new rooster. If anyone has more advice on what i can do it'd be great.
hey man yeah it sucks whenever you have a chicken dying right now i woke up to a chick and a chicken dead i seen no issues with them yesterday but i got told to slice up garlic and put it in there water or in there mouth and i heard lemon also works !!
@@yuxi8093 Hey brother thats very unfortunate to hear, since i wrote the comment above the 2nd chicken i spoke about died as well the rest all healthy and still living, ive heard about the garlic, onion and apple vinager very efficient honestly, but never about lemon i think they cannot take it in quantities thats why.
cOmInO ohhhhh but yeah my chickens are still sick :/
For my grand ma expiriece no onion to chicken I don't know if it is truth or not but little chicks are easy to died from intestinal bacteria it happened to me every time one died this was a two years old probably egg bound strong live not strong succombe is nature good nature
Eight months for chicken to eggs 😋 I use diamatecous earth one a month
My grandpa killed one of my friends chicken and I saw it and I got so mad so as my
Friend
That white one is pretty aggressive 😳
I had 4 chickens died now I have none :(
Sorry one of mine died this morning not clue
yay
My 11 chicken are dead
That can be a virus I got one dead so let u know what happens but they have intestinal problems I give diamatecous earth one a month mine or choke she was bluish or egg bound
@@patricianoll1229 my 8 chickens died in 3 days can you help me please?
I just lost mine yesterday. She was so lethargic and night before. I had no idea why she died.
@Toasty i lost 3 chickens last month 2 survived outta 5 of my indoor chickens and while one is still inside fighting her own strenth the other is outside running around
@Apollo thats unfortunate but things have to happen
@@snowballsspirit1521 that sucks i hope those two survive and get better soon
Maybe im suspecting with yours it was egg bounding cause they look very healthy and good check out Betty's channel how to fix the egg bounding issue.
Egg bound
ummmm sir I need help yesterday 3 of my chickens died with their heads cut off in a perfect line 2 black big chickens died they were huge and one medium chicken they all were laying eggs we don't know what it is and 2 more chickens are missing we already lost 12 chickens I give up trying to have a farm I cant have my chickens keep dying we don't have dogs or cats they died in a perfect line what is happening please help
First of all I’m sorry for your struggle. Hang in there and it will get better. If I were to guess I would say predators. Sometimes they will kill the chicken and leave behind everything but the head. Something that can help is to keep closed up at night when predators are most active.
You kill. Your own chicken by not looking after securing there life style and there coop
Skunks love to kill just to kill. They eat the heads and leave the rest
Covid?
Your chikens are died