Dead chicken

BussinSpain · « **on:** August 11, 2014, 06:56 »

Two days ago I saw that one of our black hens (about 1 year old) was looking a bit of colour. She was sitting on the floor with one wing outstretched. I thought maybe she had hurt herself. Later that day she had perked up and seemed fine. Yesterday afternoon when I went to collect the eggs - she was dead! No marks on her at all.

Sassy · « **Reply #1 on:** August 11, 2014, 12:29 »

Really sorry. Unfortunately chooks do this sometimes. The only way to know the cause would be to have a pm done.

jamesbarbara · « **Reply #2 on:** August 14, 2014, 11:40 »

Its really bad to know, but what went wrong, Did you found out later on ?

joyfull · « **Reply #3 on:** August 14, 2014, 19:32 »

I wonder if she had an egg break inside her or egg peritonitis

BussinSpain · « **Reply #4 on:** August 15, 2014, 06:49 »

I did have a bit of a poke and prod, could not feel any egg stuck, no wounds - nuffin'

New shoot · « **Reply #5 on:** August 15, 2014, 08:27 »

They are pretty good at masking illness, so sometimes you don't get much warning

If there were no obvious lumps or bumps, no discharges, gasping or problems eating, it could have been her heart but there is no way of knowing for sure.

Its a shame when its a nice young hen that goes suddenly like that

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