HELP! Unknown??? Chickens with holes poked in them, but not pecking holes...

[mack13]

Hi everyone,

so my family and i have started raising meat birds to sell. we have about 170 at this point and we keep having a bunch of mystery deaths.

Lately, we think we've diagnosed some of the flock as coccidiosis and will start treatment today. But a fair number of them have almost a flesh eating disease.

Right on their back, not at the vest but an inch beside it, some chickens get a literally hole in their body cavity. One of them was small, the other was massive and you could see inside of it. They were acting completely fine and totally unbothered by this??? Which is perplexing but I put them down anyways. It didn't seem like they were being picked on or pecked by the others, just several with literal holes or slices in their backs, the same place. One was bleeding and had a clear discharge, but the other wasn't.

We have them in an enclosed space with no feasible ways predators can get in. There's nothing being attacked. I have no clue.

I've tried everything, no clue what is going on and I'm so upset.

 

[SmiYa0126]

Hi! Can you post pictures?.

 

[Blue Raptor]

Hi everyone,

so my family and i have started raising meat birds to sell. we have about 170 at this point and we keep having a bunch of mystery deaths.

Lately, we think we've diagnosed some of the flock as coccidiosis and will start treatment today. But a fair number of them have almost a flesh eating disease.

Right on their back, not at the vest but an inch beside it, some chickens get a literally hole in their body cavity. One of them was small, the other was massive and you could see inside of it. They were acting completely fine and totally unbothered by this??? Which is perplexing but I put them down anyways. It didn't seem like they were being picked on or pecked by the others, just several with literal holes or slices in their backs, the same place. One was bleeding and had a clear discharge, but the other wasn't.

We have them in an enclosed space with no feasible ways predators can get in. There's nothing being attacked. I have no clue.

I've tried everything, no clue what is going on and I'm so upset.

Welcome to BYC!!

 

[janiedoe]

Welcome to BYC.
Pictures would be very helpful.
Pictures of the wounds.
Pictures of the coop, run, or space that you are raising them in.

 

[DobieLover]

Welcome to BYC.
Yes, please post pictures of the wounds as well as your set up.

 

[pennyJo1960]

Welcome to Backyard Chickens. This is a great place to explore.
Pictures are needed.

 

[sourland]

Welcome to BYC, and good luck in solving/resolving this problem.

 

[Yorkshire Coop]

Welcome to BYC @mack13

Hope you can get this solved soon!

 

[TwoCrows]

Hello and welcome to BYC!

I am sorry to hear you are having troubles with your birds. We definitely need photos and more details to help you. And when you do get some pics, you should probably start a thread in our Emergency forums here... https://www.backyardchickens.com/forums/emergencies-diseases-injuries-and-cures.10/

 

[KRack]

My first thought is warble flies. I hope you get the help you need!!