Chickentender5
In the Brooder
- Oct 6, 2021
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Two weeks ago I was counting my chickens before putting them away for the night and noticed I was short by one. The next day I found her, she had passed away. She was not mutilated or torn apart and she had no obvious signs of injury. I do not know what killed her. Fast forward to yesterday, I noticed one of my other hens, a different breed, had a change in her behavior. She was usually a flighty bird always wanting to be the first one out to explore the garden. She began acting lethargic, listless, and was not laying eggs or eating or engaging with any of the other birds as she normally did. This morning when I went out I noticed a red tinge in a pile of feces where they roost at night. I did extensive research on coccidiosis and because she had all of the symptoms I went to the local farm store to get Corid to treat the flock. By the time I got home today, she was laying down out in the chicken yard and was unusually idle, something was obviously wrong. i gave her some corid orally since she was not taking water or food in and within five minutes she began spitting up and passed away as well. After she had died, I noticed that there was some blood slowly seeping from of her vent. I don’t know what’s going on with my birds or what is killing them off. Has anybody ever had this happen before? Please help