I'm sorry for your loss. Did this girl have any symptoms?
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I am so sorry to hear about Jasmine@KikisGirls @Wyorp Rock @Eggcessive @rebrascora very sad news. My BO hen, Snowflake, that was sick is doing great but her companion, Jasmine, (barred rock) started acting ill the last few days. She’s been inside the past 2 nights and I’ve been syringe feeding her. She was alive this am and died suddenly about an hour ago. My children are absolutely heartbroken and I am still in shock. What could this be? We are also worried about how her best friend is going to handle this. So sad.
She was lethargic, not eating or drinking. Gave her a warm Epsom salt bath last night and noticed her abdomen was swollen. Now I’m thinking maybe egg yolk peritonitis. I wish I would have come to the conclusion last night and started antibiotics. She has had runny poop off and on for awhile and I did notice her drinking lots of water a while back. I just feel guilty that I should have done more. I didn’t expect her to pass so quickly.I'm sorry for your loss. Did this girl have any symptoms?
Sorry for your loss. It is always hard to know what was wrong without eiether getting a necropsy by a state vet, or at least doing one at home, and inspecting the organs for something obviously wrong. If you do that, take pictures of the organs. Let us know if you need contact info for your state vet.
I am so sorry to hear about Jasmine
Sadly, it's hard to know why a chicken died without further investigation. Refrigerating and sending her body for necropsy to your state lab https://tvmdl.tamu.edu/ would give you some answers. Alternatively, if you are up to it, you could perform an informal necropsy yourself looking in the abdomen, at internal organs, etc. Some of us do this and post photos on the necropsy thread - this is for sharing/input and educational purposes https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...ntains-graphic-necropsy-photos.823961/page-40
It's very understandable if you do not wish to do this since you have children. I do take a look inside my hens, but then give them a burial along with a handpainted rock as a marker.