[jacko]

Hello I have just lost one of my Japanese bantams - she was nearly three and until two days ago in perfect health - in fact she showed no signs of runny nose or inflamed eyes her feathers were in lovely condition but noticed she was sitting apart from the others and with feathers fluffed out and tail down her crop was empty too although managed to get her to eat a little - she did have green runny poo an dweas cold so we warmed her up a bit, gave her some anti biotic although thsi was a year old so not sure if should have... She was like this for two days when I went to let them out  on second morning she had died overnight. All the others seem fine and healthy i just cannot work out what was the cause any ideas very sad to loose her she was a little character and very naughty and should have lived at least a nother couple of years too

Jacko

[barley]

sorry to hear this jacko

these things happen - don't blame yourself , it could be so many things , chickens can be fine one day and gone the next

I lost one a week or so ago to egg peritonitis , she was well and the a week later I had to have her put to sleep

[Mum2mj]

Sorry to hear that

[jacko]

Hi having thought all my other chooks were ok woke up today to find my favourite little japanese is looking the same had thought there was evidence of yolk in nest box - no shell worried now she will go same way and about the others too
jacko

[barley]

is it possible jacko that the egg has been eaten by the hens

they will do this if so you now have the problem of stopping them