Lost Two Girls Today

[Captain13]

No obvious problems. Both laid eggs this morning. Crops were what I would expect after a normal day, full but not hard. Normal appetite, normal poop, and I’m changing water every two hours due to the heat. Also running fans in the coop and a fan blowing down the run. I go in the coop every morning before sunrise and check each¿h of them before they get off the roost. Nothing abnormal. I changed their water at 4 PM and when I went back at 6 PM two dead in the coop. They were had both wallowed out a low spot and just had their heads forward on the ground. Maybe it was Sudden Death Syndrome and that´s that. Sad way to end my day.

 

[Tired old Rooster]

Sorry about your loss. What age were they?

 

[Captain13]

Sorry about your loss. What age were they?

6 months

 

[Tonyroo]

It could have been heat stroke. When it's very hot, there better off outside and not in the coop. Cause the coop traps heat and can have a baking effect.

 

[Captain13]

I agree with run versus coop. They spend almost all day in the run, even today. Fans were going inside the coop all day and there was a breeze here all day but it was still very hot. Coop and run are in the shade except for about an hour at noon. It could have been heat stroke. I don’t know.

 

[Tired old Rooster]

It could have been heat stroke. When it's very hot, there better off outside and not in the coop. Cause the coop traps heat and can have a baking effect.

This is why I decided to go the open plan route on my setup. A secure run/coop, that is really just a big steel cage with a roof on it and place to roost that is sheltered from direct wind for stormy nights.

 

[tlcmurphy]

No obvious problems. Both laid eggs this morning. Crops were what I would expect after a normal day, full but not hard. Normal appetite, normal poop, and I’m changing water every two hours due to the heat. Also running fans in the coop and a fan blowing down the run. I go in the coop every morning before sunrise and check each¿h of them before they get off the roost. Nothing abnormal. I changed their water at 4 PM and when I went back at 6 PM two dead in the coop. They were had both wallowed out a low spot and just had their heads forward on the ground. Maybe it was Sudden Death Syndrome and that´s that. Sad way to end my day.

Very sorry for your loss, that’s always hard

 

[Tookie]

So sorry for your losses.
It probably was the heat.

 

[ChickyMudder]

What was the temp?

When it got to 103 I ran my hose on mist and attached it to the top of the coop

 

[SusiesPeeps]

No obvious problems. Both laid eggs this morning. Crops were what I would expect after a normal day, full but not hard. Normal appetite, normal poop, and I’m changing water every two hours due to the heat. Also running fans in the coop and a fan blowing down the run. I go in the coop every morning before sunrise and check each¿h of them before they get off the roost. Nothing abnormal. I changed their water at 4 PM and when I went back at 6 PM two dead in the coop. They were had both wallowed out a low spot and just had their heads forward on the ground. Maybe it was Sudden Death Syndrome and that´s that. Sad way to end my day.

So sorry for your loss, especially when so sudden.