Hen suddenly dies

[Adale8]

One of my barred rocks suddenly died today. I noticed late yesterday afternoon she wasn't with the rest of the girls. After looking for several minutes I finally found her tucked between our log pile and water purifier. There was a little fecal matter on the ground and some stuck to her hind feathers. I prodded her to move and some of it fell away. I carefly cut away what remained. She never headed to the coop later that evening, so I carried her there and gave her an appropriate dose of baby aspirin. This morning she came out on her own, but then I found her lying in the shrubs around noon. I put her near the water and gave her a little aspirin water again. Around 2:00 I found her still lying near the water, so I brought her inside to a more comfy area. I checked her again around 4:00 and noticed she had significant discharge on the mat near her head, coming from her mouth or nasal area. I went to check on her again around 6 and she was dead. What could run through her so quickly and are the rest of my girls in danger?

 

[Adale8]

Sorry, but I didn't realize that was going under the "hatching" thread. I thought I hit emergency & disease.

 

[Kiki]

Are you in the US? If you refrigerator the body you can get an answer from your state lab.

 

[Kiki]

Sorry, but I didn't realize that was going under the "hatching" thread. I thought I hit emergency & disease.

It's in the correct place, don't worry.

 

[Adale8]

Are you in the US? If you refrigerator the body you can get an answer from your state lab.

Yes, but the nearest lab is an hour away.

 

[Kiki]

How old are your birds?
What exactly do you feed them?
Have you brought any new birds home in the last few months?

 

[Kiki]

Yes, but the nearest lab is an hour away.

We can give you a long list of guesses or you can get a straight answer from your state lab.
You can mail the body.
What state are you in?

 

[Adale8]

It's in the correct place, don't worry.

Thanks. Why does it say hatching under my user name? Think this is my first post.

 

[Adale8]

We can give you a long list of guesses or you can get a straight answer from your state lab.
You can mail the body.
What state are you in?

Florida. I didn't know I could mail it. I already buried her.

 

[Kiki]

Thanks. Why does it say hatching under my user name? Think this is my first post.

That is called a title and it changes with how many posts you make. Don't worry about that...it's not important.