Hens dying one by one - no symptoms?

[Wyorp Rock]

And I do still have her body

A necropsy would give you the best information about what happened.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

I had a hen, she was sitting on her eggs. I noticed all 13 eggs had hatched, but it's been pretty cold at night, and lots of roaming predators, so like usual I got the hen and all the babies and went to put them in a warm dry pen. I grabbed some hay put them all in the pen and turned around and the hen was just laying there head down. I picked her up and she died right in my hands. No warning no symptoms other than when I was holding her gathering the chicks she pooped and it was runny and smelled horrible, anyone ever have this happen or any suggestions?

No mites, nothing leaking, nothing around eyes or mouth. She did , like I said squak at me twice and kind of pecked at me, which I expected, but didn't really put up a big fuss, which I do expect in the new moms. And yes I brought the chicks inside with a heat lamp.

And I do still have her body

OK. So now I see you started your own thread as well.
I'll reference it here for you.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/hen-fine-one-minute-dead-the-next.1518873/

 

[nelsonalisha1982]

OK. So now I see you started your own thread as well.
I'll reference it here for you.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/hen-fine-one-minute-dead-the-next.1518873/

Thank you, yeah I just happened to come across this forum and was unsure how to navigate it but now have the proper knowledge of that so thought I would create a discussion in hopes more would see it and offer suggestions. Again thank you so much.