GemmaA
Chirping
Hi folks. Woke up this morning to what we all dread: one of my girls was dead in the nest box.
I've only had these ladies since Friday. One is 7-8 years old, the others 2-3. The one who died is one of the younger girls. No sign of lice or ticks. No discharge from nostrils, beak, or cloaca. Crop is not full or swollen. Could not feel a bound egg.
There was a large amount of solid poop under her. Maybe she was constipated? Can stress kill? She had just had a big move into my home from where she used to live.
Yesterday evening, she seemed a little morose, which I assumed was due to being shifted to the bottom of the pecking order. She still ate and drank normally.
The other two girls are bright eyed, eating well, drinking, and active today.
Any thoughts? I've kept the body somewhere cold (but not frozen) in case I want to do a necropsy.
I've only had these ladies since Friday. One is 7-8 years old, the others 2-3. The one who died is one of the younger girls. No sign of lice or ticks. No discharge from nostrils, beak, or cloaca. Crop is not full or swollen. Could not feel a bound egg.
There was a large amount of solid poop under her. Maybe she was constipated? Can stress kill? She had just had a big move into my home from where she used to live.
Yesterday evening, she seemed a little morose, which I assumed was due to being shifted to the bottom of the pecking order. She still ate and drank normally.
The other two girls are bright eyed, eating well, drinking, and active today.
Any thoughts? I've kept the body somewhere cold (but not frozen) in case I want to do a necropsy.