Why are my chickens dying? **DEAD CHICKEN ALERT**

**CAUTION** You will see a dead chicken in this video

Houston... we have a chicken problem! We have had 2 chickens die in a very short period of time and I don't know exactly what's going on.

Any ideas?

[LeonardDeherrera-ux]

We're having the same issue we had 12 chickens and by the end of the month we only have six that's half a dozen chickens but I'm not sure why they're dying they're just dying out of nowhere

[americanmaceire]

I had 3 think they poisoned the laying pellets

[pinewoodschool]

I've caught several chickens while they were in the process of dying, over a period of several years. They were lethargic, not moving, but breathing. Their comb and wattle would turn dark over several hours. Then die, and stiffen. They had dilated and patruding vent, with yellow discharge.
If it is egg binding, the causes that seem applicable (according to online articles) in my case would be too much protein, and stress (from foxes harassing the fencing, or perhaps being moved to a new location).

[tjmarsh]

Dude I’m in the same boat. I’ve had the same chickens for a couple years now and all of the sudden my hens are dying just like this???? No markings so it can’t be a predator. But I’ve noticed it’s only my females so I’m thinking something internal like egg bound or infections or something. Please if anyone knows anything help meee

[jG-gmmz]

When they are stiff, it's because they have been dead for over 3hours I think it might have died of dehydration.

[Disteh]

My 7 months old broiler chicken suddenly died and I don’t know why and I am so sad.

[Mothwingsssz]

I just lost two. One yesterday one today. No signs of trauma. Why???

[XxEAGLExX]

Four chickens yesterday one was fine and now it’s dead and all the others are sick and dying I have no idea what’s happened

[amandak]

I found one today. 6 mo old buff Brahma hen that hadn’t laid yet 😢

[frankwachira]

I have one this morning too dead... But I guess ventilation is the key issue and also cleaning regularly

[martinstreeworks]

I see that one of the white hens has severe "Poopy Butt" which is almost always a indication of internal round worm infestation or sometimes some other internal digestive tract infection, and if it is green or bright green then it most certainly is a digestive infection of some sort

[iamchannelll]

can chickens handle the cold weather and rain ect ?, my mum has chickens and one of them had died with the death being unknown, it was perfectly healthy a couple of days ago and just suddenly died, we live in the uk and it’s quite cold weather over here, please could you give any advise or any tips .

[Olivijad]

We were putting the chickens up on Sunday evening and forgot to put back the water. Monday morning I noticed one of the chickens comb was flopped over and was slow moving. I isolated her and gave her some food and water. She pecked and ate some food. Tuesday I checked on her and she was fine and I fed her some scrambled eggs and gave her a couple syringes of onion water and probiotic water. Found her dead this morning … her poop was a mixture of forest green and white. Her butt looked like it was protruding. What did I do wrong? Im going to clean my coop out because iv’e been doing the compost method but there is only one window opening ( like a closet type coop) we lost our first chicken a couple months ago but she last about 7 days before she passed away due to me not know how to care for her …. 😞

[kassietaylor]

My second is dying now..they start by limping and not tucking the wings then stopped eating then died...al in about a week...dumbfounded

[resurrectionsunday]

Hi I am new to this. I had 4 hens. 2 were full grown and I bought them about 3 months ago roasting birds but I just wanted an occasional egg. Never got any from them though. The other 2 Vario ova. We’re slightly younger and smaller I bought them 2 months ago. This is July 6 and I found one of my first pair dead in her box in the morning of July 3rd. She seemed fine the day before and she seemed fine when I put her to bed. Today I found one of the younger pair dead in her nest box ( these are laying). They don’t look sick to me but I am brand new at this. Living in a city not a farm community. I’m looking for a vet but so far nobody seems to see chickens in my area. Assuming they are all doomed. How long do we have to wait to get new birds? Do I need to bleach the coop? How do I decontaminate their dust bath dirt area?

[shaleenannbrown]

A found a chick lying almost dead outside. It couldn't move and was gasping for air, opening and closing its beak every few seconds . I thought it got over heated and gave it some glucose water to drink(just dipped the beak in water) . After a while it spat it out and died. Do you think i chocked it? It is warm outside but there are plenty of water feeders and shade. It was 5 days old and was fine in the morning. It was around 88-90 degrees.

[tamimtimimi]

Make sure the coop. Has some good ventilation.

[prettyboipicassoyt]

I don’t think your chickens killed her. The reason is because there aren’t feathers all over like it was an attack. They also probably would have tore her open if they killed her.

[mikecatoe]

We're you putting oyster shells in there for them?

[officehomecleaningramos]

Ours died today, she was a brownie too. It looks like she was in a lot of pain.