Hi YumeRyuu
So sorry for your loss. I strongly recommend you refrigerate her body an take it to a vet for a post mortem, so you can have info on why she died and if you other ones are at risk.
I lost a second one to the +104F heat, so I have only one left from the original flock of three. This time I took her carcass to the vet to see if they could find out cause other than the high temperature. Nothing odd inside her, but sent tissue for testing to the Texas A&M Veterinary Medical...
How is your chicken doing?
In these hot days I put a shallow bucket with about 5" deep of water in it..not too much water for the hen to accidentally drawn, but enough for them to cool their feet in it. That is all they need. Also, chickens do not do well when the temp outside is 104F or above...
Marek causes asymmetric paralysis of one or more limbs, difficulty breathing or dilation of the crop and there are frequently tumors in the skin. You can see it coming.
New Castle in other hand, can show signs like gasping, twisting of head and neck, or no symptoms and sudden death, with the...
I had 3 chickens in my flock, Wyandotte and 2 easter eggers. I raised them since they were 1 day old (born 2/28/2012). The Wynadotte had a problem at 4 months old, she had a prolapse where a read balloon was on her butt, she was in evident pain and I spent that night disinfecting and giving her...