sudden death in 12 week old chickens

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Hi I have five three year old chickens and had six twelve week old chicks there has been no signs of any illness and they have all been eating and drinking like normal. but when i opened the coop this morning all of the young birds where dead lying on there sides but all of the older birds seem too be fine I just can't work out what went wrong could anyone shed some light on this matter for me please any help will be greatly appreciated
many thanks Ginge
 
iv lost a fue of mine this year about 12 weeks old.
have you checked for mites as with this weather and being so young go down hill over night some times
 
poor you, its horrid :(

were they all living together?
may be coccidiosis, the older birds could be immune ...
 
Sounds like a bad red mite infestation to kill them all together. Or something toxic they all ate during the day and digested at night. Dead wasps perhaps? We lost three Black Rocks with abdominal swelling and I've often wondered if it was the wasps they used to eat that were feeding on fallen pears (so easy to catch).
 
Hi, welcome to the forum :D :-)99 :-)99 :-)99 :-)99
so sorry to hear you lost some birds :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry:
Had it been one bird i would have suggested heart attack, but so many...?
Could have been mites, young birds are worse affected, so best check the coop. Coccidiosis is a possibility, best look at the poos.
 
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