Had my first death of unknown causes. New hampshire hen just under a yr old. I'd checked on the girls 2-3 hrs earlier, one hen was sitting in a corner of the floor of their coop. I thought she was laying an egg.
Found her when I went to lock everyone in, in the same spot head extended and tillted down neck feathers fluffed, wings half manteled and 1 leg kicked back. Crop was mostly empty, abdomen was firm, could have been the cold. I decided to open her up and check. Found a Lot of fat(not unexpected) a loose egg membrane/uncalcefied shell found within the fat. Liver looked a little enflamed, could be blood pooling. Intestines looked normal.
Sorry no pictures were taken and the body has already been disposed of to avoid drawing in the coyotes.
Any ideas?
Found her when I went to lock everyone in, in the same spot head extended and tillted down neck feathers fluffed, wings half manteled and 1 leg kicked back. Crop was mostly empty, abdomen was firm, could have been the cold. I decided to open her up and check. Found a Lot of fat(not unexpected) a loose egg membrane/uncalcefied shell found within the fat. Liver looked a little enflamed, could be blood pooling. Intestines looked normal.
Sorry no pictures were taken and the body has already been disposed of to avoid drawing in the coyotes.
Any ideas?
