Found my chicken dead

[Sheepheart]

Oh, I was thinking it had been pulled out by something. Sometimes nocturnal animals will come out during the middle of the day. Don’t be sorry for being so descriptive, it helps in situations like these. With that and that she had past problems, it might have all be due to what ever was causing her prior pasty butt. I don’t know much about chicken diseases. My guess is that the pasty butt might have been a symptom of whatever caused this to happen. Maybe autopsy her or see if a vet can? I’d hate it to end up being something that might spread to the others, though I’m doubtful since it sounds like she was the only one having problems.

 

[BDutch]

Sorry I can’t really help you, but sorry for you’re loss.
A prolapse issue and other hens taking advantage of the situation (cannibalism) is what comes into my mind. No expert but I have read such issues.

 

[CluckerFamily]

I am so sorry.

 

[Katedw69]

Oh no. I'm so sorry. When pasty butt happens in adult chickens, it's called Vent Gleet. That sounds like gleet as well as an extreme prolapse. So, so sorry.

Thank you so much!

 

[aart]

It prolapsed

Out of her vent, that usually where a prolapse happens, so her vent didn't look normal.

 

[Katedw69]

Out of her vent, that usually where a prolapse happens, so her vent didn't look normal.

I guess when I say her vent looked OK I mean it wasn't bleeding or messy or red....but it had intestine hanging out of it then she got her foot caught in it. She had no other open area or wound.

 

[aart]

I guess when I say her vent looked OK I mean it wasn't bleeding or messy or red....but it had intestine hanging out of it then she got her foot caught in it. She had no other open area or wound.

Ah, that is strange.
Sorry for your loss.

 

[Isellsilkies]

Oh no I’m so sorry poor old girl

 

[Katedw69]

Anything else about her body that might show an animal attack? Like wet feathers or bare spots? And did you find any prints, fur, holes or anything else that shows an animal being around or getting in?

Nope nothing at all. Their pen is pretty secure.

 

[Katedw69]

Strange, you don’t live were weasels or like animals are do you? One might have been able to sneak in and done that, though I suspect that it would have left a mess of feathers aswell. You might want to (this might sound heartless) remove the dead chicken but have it close by the coop, and set a camera up to view it. If an animal came in to try and get her they will probably come back for the body. I have a friends who has a decent sized poultry operation and that’s what she does when something kills a bird. Makes it easier to decide on what to do to protect the others

It was in the middle of the day. She layed an egg this morning.