Juvenile chick just died! Help!

I'm so, so sorry! I honestly have no idea but hopefully someone else can pipe in. Again, I'm so sorry!

 

I'm sorry for your loss.

There really is now way to determine cause of death without a necropsy.
You may want to consider sending her for examination.


http://www.metzerfarms.com/PoultryLabs.cfm
http://www.usaha.org/Portals/6/StateAnimalHealthOfficials.pdf

 

Hi,
Oh that does NOT sound good. Sigh. Watch your other birds closely for signs of listlessness and not eating. They have a lot of experienced folk over here. Maybe someone will recognize the symptoms, sigh. I am so sorry for your loss and hope it is just the one bird.
Warm Regards,
Karen

 

X2

I agree, this is why necropsy would be prudent.

OP mentions that chick did not look good, the eyes filling with blood and coming from beak, but no other symptoms like coughing, sneezing, etc.

If the chick has presented with some signs of respiratory illness, would have leaned toward Infectious Laryngotracheitis (ILT) which can have bloody mucous/exudes from coughing.

The only other thing I can think of is some type of poison that could have been ingested - like rat poison(?) but without testing, just can't nail it down.