sudden death

Because we hatch 3 times a month, loosing a chick now does not devastate me like it did in the beginning. I am not a monster.. just I have excepted the fact that death is in the deck of cards. It is easy to become desensitized when you run a small farm because death is an inherited factor. We...

Hey y'all, I had a tragic weekend where both my hens died unexpectedly and without symptoms. My brother let them out of the coop in the morning and they were fine. Pecking at the worms he brought them and by the time he got home from work they were both dead. Nothing physically wrong with them...

Hi all, So we got golden laced Batman Cochins from a registered breeder just under 2 months ago. This morning 4 out of 5 were dead/dying by noon. No signs of injury or anything and they were fine last night when I but them away. They are in a coop and run with other Batman Cochins and silkies we...

Hi guys, first time posting on here and unfortunately it has to be a sad topic :( I have had 2 ducks for the past couple of years but unfortunately this morning one died suddenly and i have absolutely no idea why. They were in the bath we have in the garden as it is almost 30 degrees today in...

I went out to check food and water this morning and AmiJo, one of my top hens, was dead in the run near the fence. I have checked her for predator damage and have found none. I admit that a few other things have been going on lately that have caused temporary changes but given the odd mix of...

I meant to post this in this thread. I went out to check food and water this morning and AmiJo, one of my top hens, was dead in the run near the fence. I have checked her for predator damage and have found none. I admit that a few other things have been going on lately that have caused temporary...

Yesterday we lost our one year old Australorp, Peppa. The day before she came out of the hen house with the rest of our flock and seemed normal at breakfast. A little while later we went back down to the coop and noticed that she was letting out a runny, stinky green-brown poop. Then she went...

one of my 1 year old black runner ducks died this morning. She didn't come out of the coop this morning, her breathing was heavy and she just stood by her nest. I looked up her symptoms, figured she was egg bound, called to see if the vet could give her a calcium injection. When I went out to...

Hi all- I am new to backyard chickens but have been raising them on a farm setting for years. Last night, two out of three of my Americaunas died in the middle of the night and one looks like she's about to. I have 3 healthy RIRs that look great. Any ideas what happened?? We have been going...