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I always appreciate your input, Mary. Yes, sounds like it could be that. Your knowledge always adds to mine, thank you! Being a huge bird with recent stress from her injury, it could have been extra hard on her heart, I'd think. Meg did the same thing a few times before she died. She was at least as big as Bonnie and I think about 6-7 years old at her demise. She was a huge bright red hen, exhibition Buff Orpington over breeder quality Rhode Island Red, or maybe the RIR was her sire, been too long ago to remember that. She was the mother of the big red rooster out of my Suede that I named my Hector after. It's disconcerting for a big hen to just drop like a stone!It sounds like a syncope episode. My best guess would be she has heart problems. When she runs out of oxygen she keels over, then when her oxygen levels catch up, she'll recover. They're often quite dazed initially after an episode.
I was thinking that very thing a couple of days ago, how I wish I could ask them what hurts, how they feel. She is definitely different than her usual self. Makes me wonder if having Axel in there is more of a stress for her than just being alone most of the time. He did make a pretty good breeding attempt on her yesterday for the first time that I've seen. Yes, he's not as rough on her as Bash would be, but it may still be too much for her. Knowing that what is happening is a sign of significant heart deficiency, I would guess she has little time left, though I could be wrong. Meg didn't live very long after she began having those episodes.Syncope is usually a sign of significant heart disease, so she probably does not feel very energetic at any time, and may have discomfort or even pain. So many things I would like to ask animals - Do they get headaches? Sore throats? Logic would tell us yes.