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  1. Jayecookie

    Chicken Death (educational purposes)

    My chicken was perfectly healthy. Hawthorne(the chicken) died last night. I can only conclude it was an accident. My dogs love to chase the chickens. But this day, this time, they got a little to close. I inspected the body and it shows that while being chased the dog stepped on the chickens...
  2. W

    The Nightmare Hatch (more than a few tears shed for this one)

    A week ago, I walked outside into the yard to notice that there were several eggshells scattered throughout the backyard. As I got closer, I could smell something that made my stomach turn, and I knew what I was going to see before I saw it. Broken eggs with fetuses, almost fully-developed...
  3. Savanna Miller

    Help sudden chicken deaths!!!

    I've been losing chicken after chicken in the past few weeks I went from 7 chickens to 3 in about 5weeks. They're all americanas, and all being pecked mainly their butts. One had an egg stuck, but the other 3 just died suddenly. I also noticed that the 3 that died their vents were opened. I...
  4. I

    How long do broiler chickens live? As pets

    I have 3 broiler chickens all 9 weeks old. They don't look fully big, they are yoing and they chirp, I just give rice, grains and scraps as food. And they are very active. May be after it grows fully matured, i might free range it around the house. I'm not planning to kill them for meat at all...
  5. Hens Passing Away Due to Old Age: What to Expect

    Hens Passing Away Due to Old Age: What to Expect

    In memory of Henry. So, you’ve done everything right. You’ve maintained your flock well; they’re healthy, fat, and happy old women. You should certainly give yourself a pat on the back... you’ve done a good job caring for your chickens. It’s been somewhere between five and ten years since...
  6. GoatDragonFarms

    Tragedy - Sickness and Loss

    Its a sad day on our little farm. Our Wyandotte Hen passed away during the night. I found her sitting in the coop fluffed up and legatharic. I moved her to the "hospital in" and began working on her. At first Virginia and I thought she was hypothermic and treated her for that. Doing...
  7. Dealing with the death of a chicken

    Dealing with the death of a chicken

    It happens to us all: we lose a chicken and no-one understands how sad it makes us feel. You tell family and friends and see their eyes glaze over. You try to find somewhere to leave your tribute and can't find it. Today I lost Henny Penny. Well, there is a place. Click link below This is a...
    • flwrldy
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  8. W

    Lost a hen that was just fine two days ago...

    One of the hens we inherited when we bought our home died in the night. The whole flock was said to be about ten years old when we moved in and took over care of them. This hen was doing great just two days ago with no signs of trouble at all. Yesterday she was found laying in the corner of the...
  9. L

    Chickens dying

    We lost our Americana hen last night. We thought she got locked out of the coop last night & froze. Poor girl. It was about -20 with the windchill. Tonight my son found a Silver Wyandotte dead. She wasn't frozen yet. Now we're thinking the first one died & he just didnt see her when he locked...
  10. elissarules

    Favorite Hen Drowned to Death in Pond

    I didn’t quite know where to put this, as it’s more about the death of my sweet hen, Daphne. My chickens tend to drink out of a small pond we have in the front yard. We discourage this heavily and try our best to keep them out of that yard. It was unsuccessful this morning. She had been...
  11. Michael Propst

    Hen (Miss Sadie) Suddenly Died

    Hey all. I started a thread back on Oct 25 when my Buff Orpington (Miss Sadie) got sick. People were great help and I was able to nurse her back to health. Original post was HERE. I have a new update. Miss Sadie just suddenly passed today. She was fine this morning when I let them out of...
  12. Jayecookie

    Cat Stalking Chickens Sleeping! (story)

    I was sleeping, everything was locked up when my two dogs (Stella Black Golden-doodle Left in profile pic, Riley Shichon Right in pic) started barking. I ignored then and went beck to sleep. Eventually they would stop then start back up again. The fourth time they began barking I sat up in my...
  13. Just Hatch duck

    Mice Problem...

    Hi, im in urgent need of help, i had 4 cockatiels all well and happy and thought they might be happier in a more jungly feel so hung their cages side by side on my fence that grows many plants and has ivory on it so its a nice feature for them. Lately I've been seeing quite a few mice whenever i...
  14. R

    A death in the flock of two

    so my family has 2 chickens, tapioca and tetra. tetra passed away from a fox and or hawk etc... but we still have tapioca. I have just been wondering if this will effect her egg laying or behavior since we had such a small flock.So far we have just seen taps looking for tetra and calling out for...
  15. nminusyplusm

    My sad mistake...

    I've always tried to be acutely aware of my responsibility as a single person and a caretaker of animals and thought I'd done a decent job of it, but my mistake caused the death of a very sweet young chicken. It's something to think about if you live alone (as in not with humans) but have...
  16. DuckMochi

    RIP my beautiful baby girl Mochi

    This morning something terrible happened. My Cayuga ducks, Mochi, who I raised when she was just a little duckling, passed away today. We woke up getting ready to go on a family day trip when it happened. I saw her laying on the ground outside completely unable to move. She was just flopped...
    • DuckMochi
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    • cayuga dead duck death duck rip
    • Replies: 21
    • Forum: Ducks
  17. NataleeL

    My hen just died.. I need advise. Please help.

    I have a chicken about 2 years old who was still laying eggs and eating who just died. She has a history of repeated impacted and sour crop. I took her to the vet about a month ago for the sour crop and the vet mentioned that she might have some disease or deformity that could cause her to die...
  18. alfredopasta101

    Dead chicken

    My chicken is very old. But just a few seconds ago it was fine. Then I heard a sound I turned around and there was my dead chicken. I ran quickly to see if it was hurt, but I realized it was about to die. I saw its eyes slowly close and water running out of its mouth. What was the cause of its...
  19. stillthdiva

    2nd Chicken Death in two weeks

    Hi, hopefully someone can point me in the right direction before I loose any more of my girls. Two weeks ago, I lost a chicken. She had a bloody rear end and was lethargic. Seemed like she was egg bound or prolapsed uterus - I kept her quite and separated but she passed anyways. I have been...
  20. L

    Sudden Death in Khaki Campbell

    Hey everyone! This is my first post on the forum even though I've been stalking threads here for a few months! Sadly, one of my female Khaki Campbell ducks passed away suddenly today and I am trying to figure out why. The ducks are almost 5 months old, and they all seem to behave normally...
    • laurarosie
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    • death illness khaki campbell sudden death young ducks
    • Replies: 13
    • Forum: Ducks
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