Help?

[Daniella]

Hello I'm pretty new to raising chickens, we got our chickens in June of 2015, they started laying in November. My one chicken layed eggs for about a month and then stopped and hasen't layed since. I thought it was because of the cold weather but today when I went out to feed them I found her dead under the chicken pen. Any ideas about what happened?

 

[Folly's place]

Sorry for your loss. She had a major health issue, and only a post mortem exam will answer your question. At a guess, her reproductive tract was 'messed up' in some way, and peritonitis killed her. That's only a guess, though. If you wrap her in plastic and chill (not freeze) her body, she can be posted next week. If more of your birds die soon, definitely find out why. Mary