Dead lady

[Jethro1969]

Went out to the coop and found one of my girls dead. She was only 13 months old. She was not being herself the last two days. Her eyes are pure white. Any ideas why she died?

 

[Fields Mountain Farm]

Welcome to BYC, so sorry about your hen. More info would be helpful
Eg..what do you feed and how often?
Was she eating and drinking normally?
Did you notice any runny or bloody poo? What type of housing was she in, was she an only hen and what kind of temperatures are you currently having where you live?
Sorry for so many questions, and others may have more.
The more questions and answers, the better we can help.

 

[Jethro1969]

Organic layer pallets, and grit. Not sure about eating and drinking normally. I have a coop inside of my barn for them. The temp has been below 20 for the last 2 days. I had 17 hens until last week lost one to a predator still investigating.

 

[Fields Mountain Farm]

Did you notice any other symptoms?
Sneezing, runny eyes or nose?
Anything? Even if you think it may be insignificant. Sometimes the smallest detail is what brings the answer.
Have you dewormed? Was she laying eggs at all?
Again, sorry for the questions...

 

[Eggcessive]

Was the water frozen or thawed? It can be hard to know what killed her without a necropsy by the state vet. Some common problems can be egg binding, crop impaction, coccidiosis, and some can die of heart disease or other problems. Cold weather can be a stress if one is sick. Sorry for your loss.

 

[Jethro1969]

No symptoms just laying around. She had been laying up to yesterday. With the cold they have not been laying as much as before. It was more like every other day.

 

[Jethro1969]

Water is thawed. When one of the chickens die, do the others go crazy or are they afraid of something else.

 

[Fields Mountain Farm]

Was the water frozen or it thawed? It can be hard to know what killed her without a necropsy by the state vet. Some common problems can be egg binding, crop impaction, coccidiosis, and some can die of heart disease or other problems. Cold weather can be a stress if one is sick. Sorry for your loss.

X2 and necropsy is the only way you'll know for sure...

 

[Jethro1969]

OK, thank you for all to your help.

 

[Eggcessive]

Water is thawed. When one of the chickens die, do the others go crazy or are they afraid of something else.

Are they upset? Could there have been a predator? I would look around for any holes. If you still have the body, you could look closely for any small wounds, and even do your own necropsy to look for a stuck egg or impacted crop.