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    Sudden death in hen

    So sad :( I'm sorry. Did you notice anything wrong with their vents after they passed?
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    Sudden death in hen

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    Sudden death in hen

    The only other thing is her back feathers were a little ruffled, like the white ones under her gold ones were starting to show. I just thought she was molting. A few of my other 1 year old hens look that way too. I checked their vents, crops and skin and they're fine. I assume they wouldn't eat...
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    Sudden death in hen

    Thank you I will check that out. I found her laying lifeless in the rain and all she did was blink and gagged a little when picked up for a few minutes then nothing. Could an impacted crop somehow cause bloody tissue in her vent like I found? Could an impacted crop kill them that quickly? I put...
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    Sudden death in hen

    These symptoms don't make sense to me though.
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    Sudden death in hen

    She's dead. It happened so fast. No lethargy or change in behavior so I'm not sure if that's impacted crop? I found her on the ground by the coop when picked up she blinked and sort of gagged and that was it. She was only alive for a few minutes maybe because she never moved again and we...
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    Sudden death in hen

    Thank you. Their poop has seemed normal. No visible symptoms until now and only the ones I've described.
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    Sudden death in hen

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    Sudden death in hen

    My hen is about 1 year old. She seemed fine all day, I didn't notice any illness. A thunderstorm started and I went outside to check on their coop. I found her laying outside the door on her side. She seemed dead but blinked when picked up. She was lifeless but hanging on a little. We brought...
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    What breed rooster is this?

    He just showed up one day. He's pretty docile and not very big. Any ideas on his breed?
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