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No, of course I wasn't there and didn't open up the hen after death. But the circumstances of the death had the signs that indicated this was a strong possibility. The original poster did say they suspected this hen had been having shell quality issues. Therefore, when a hen dies while on the...

Usually a hen will have a habit of laying two eggs in a cycle before the death. Catching this problem early can prevent death by treating her with a calcium supplement to regulate her cycle. Have you suspected this hen of laying two eggs in one day previous to this unfortunate event?

Finding a hen dead in a nest box almost always is caused by heart failure due to sudden death syndrome. It's caused by usually two eggs back to back putting extreme demands on her to produce enough calcium for two eggs. This can rob the calcium in her blood to meet this demand and there is...