lost a hen last night GRAPHIC PIC

[jklyles1]

I found one of my hens dead on the coop floor this morning. Beside her was a shelless egg. She was wormed with Valbazen on Sunday. She was fine last night. I did a necropsy and didnt find an egg or eggshell. She did have a small, what i assume, prolapse. No blood, but i did notice some yellowish/greenish discharge. I also checked intestines and didnt see any large blockage of dead worms. He beak was clean, no drainage. What could have happened to her?

Any ideas?

 

[casportpony]

Possible heart attack or aneurism trying to pass the egg?

-Kathy

 

[jklyles1]

Possible heart attack or aneurism trying to pass the egg?

-Kathy

I had no idea chickens could have heart attacks. Scary and makes me sad for my poor girl.



Any other opinions or ideas? Could a prolapse cause death so quickly?

 

[jklyles1]

So im a bit nervous. This morning i nervously went to the coop hoping to find all 15 healthy and happy. Everyone was alive!!! Thank goodness. But i did notice a TON of white feathers on the ground. My solid white EE is losing feathers! When she does the poof thing and shakes a ton of feathers fly out. She is 9 months old. Im WORRIED!!!!! Could it just be a molt? I dont want to lose another hen!!!!!


HELP!

I did check for lice and mites. Didnt find any.

 

[casportpony]

Lots of mine are molting, too. FWIW, I dust mine with poultry dust or Sevin even if I cannot see any.

-Kathy