organic_chick Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 Purchased our first chickens last November and everything seemed to be going like a dream until today. One of our three chickens was very quiet and must have spent the day on the nestbox in our eglu as we found an egg laid in the run, when I picked her up she had what looked like sick hanging from her beak so I put her in a box and brought her inside, within minutes she seemd to have a fit and sadly passed away. The other two seem fine at time of writing and we are baffled as to what caused her death, the only reason we can think of is that last Sunday we put weed & feed on our lawn which says that children & pets do not need to be excluded but as a precaution we have kept them off the grass for 4 days following rain. We let them out on the grass yesterday and sadly Henny Penny died today, has anybody else experienced this or similar problems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chelsea Posted March 28, 2009 Share Posted March 28, 2009 So sorry to hear about Henny Penny, what a shock for you. Chickens hide their illnesses very well and can go downhill quite quickly. She might have been "under the weather" for some time but not showing signs of illness. Chickens can die from weak hearts/heart attacks, respiratory infections, infections related worms etc etc (there are quite a few diseases) so I wouldnt worry too much it is something you might have done. Have you wormed your chickens recently? If not it might be worth routinely doing this from now on, I am a big believer in worming to keep hens healthy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iar fach goch Posted March 30, 2009 Share Posted March 30, 2009 We lost our first last Sunday, she too went very quickly, did not display any signs of ill health until Sunday morning and was gone mid afternoon. She was feeling very sorry for herself and also appeared to have some kind of fit, and then was gone. A big shock. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ain't Nobody Here Posted March 30, 2009 Share Posted March 30, 2009 I'm really sorry to hear about Henny Penny . It's almost certainly nothing you did wrong, don't blame yourself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cooks Posted March 31, 2009 Share Posted March 31, 2009 so sorry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Groovychook Posted March 31, 2009 Share Posted March 31, 2009 Very sorry to hear your news xx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
organic_chick Posted April 3, 2009 Author Share Posted April 3, 2009 Thanks for reply, tried to get some wormer for chicks but can only find a wormer for pigeons which the supplier says will do just as well, not sure if he's right can you recommend a worming product. Thanks to all who responded good to know that theres plenty of advice and sympathy out there So sorry to hear about Henny Penny, what a shock for you. Chickens hide their illnesses very well and can go downhill quite quickly. She might have been "under the weather" for some time but not showing signs of illness. Chickens can die from weak hearts/heart attacks, respiratory infections, infections related worms etc etc (there are quite a few diseases) so I wouldnt worry too much it is something you might have done. Have you wormed your chickens recently? If not it might be worth routinely doing this from now on, I am a big believer in worming to keep hens healthy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
organic_chick Posted April 3, 2009 Author Share Posted April 3, 2009 Everybody says not to blame yourself which is good advice but you can't help wondering why she died - we have decided to put it down to experience and hope our other two chicks live a long and productive life We lost our first last Sunday, she too went very quickly, did not display any signs of ill health until Sunday morning and was gone mid afternoon. She was feeling very sorry for herself and also appeared to have some kind of fit, and then was gone. A big shock. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quickcluck Posted April 4, 2009 Share Posted April 4, 2009 I think lots of people use flubenvet which you give for 7days and repeat every 3 months. there is no egg withdrawal period. It can only be purchased from the net though. But it arrives very quickly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
