Dead hen!

[Baysidegal]

A few days ago I found like a squashed egg/yolk - no shell, in the coop, directly below the roost.
I jumped on this site - but what I could find was negligible on the subject.
This afternoon I found one of my Buff Brahmanas DEAD!
I'm concerned for my other 4 now. What happened!?
My girls are not quite a year old yet. I give them feed according to Becky’s Guide to Raising Backyard Chickens.
Their nesting boxes have straw. The floor of their coop has cedar. They spend all day scratching in their yard. I occasionally give them dandelions, fresh vegetables.

 

[Eggcessive]

Sorry for your loss. She might have had a reproductive disorder. How old was she? How long has she been laying eggs? If you still have her body, you could take or send her to the state vet for a necropsy to look for a cause of death. The body should be kept cold, but not frozen. Here is a list of state vets to contact:
https://www.metzerfarms.com/PoultryLabs.cfm

 

[Kiki]

What/who is Becky and what Is there guide on feeding?
What exactly does occasional mean to you?


State Labs for Necropsy List

 

[Dottie the Chicken]

Becky, as in "Becky's Homestead"? Try switching to a good quality layer feed.

 

[Kiki]

Becky, as in "Becky's Homestead"? Try switching to a good quality layer feed.

Who is that?

 

[CHlCKEN]

What/who is Becky and what Is there guide on feeding?
What exactly does occasional mean to you?


State Labs for Necropsy List

Becky’s Homestead *shudder*

 

[Baysidegal]

Becky, as in "Becky's Homestead"? Try switching to a good quality layer feed.

Who is that?

I also gave them organic layer feed

 

[Kiki]

I also gave them organic layer feed

What else, exactly, have you feed them?

 

[Kiki]

Becky’s Homestead *shudder*

 

[TheAlrightyGina]

The floor of their coop has cedar.

Pretty sure this is a no-no. But it sounds like a reproductive issue otherwise.