John in Binghamton
Chirping
Dear BYC folks:
Went out tonight to do the chores and found one of my Buffs dead on the floor of the coop. I examined her body; no visible signs of injury. Looked down her throat, couldn't see anything. One thing that seemed maybe slightly off was her cloacal area, which I have included a picture of here. Does anyone have any ideas as to what might have caused this? I haven't had much time to observe them in the past few days, and so don't know if she was exhibiting any behavioral symptoms. I am mainly curious just because I want to make sure it's not something that might kill the other birds. She's in a backyard coop with decent ventilation with seven other chickens. Lots of snow (and ice) on the ground here. Recently installed an autodoor. Thanks in advance for any help....
Went out tonight to do the chores and found one of my Buffs dead on the floor of the coop. I examined her body; no visible signs of injury. Looked down her throat, couldn't see anything. One thing that seemed maybe slightly off was her cloacal area, which I have included a picture of here. Does anyone have any ideas as to what might have caused this? I haven't had much time to observe them in the past few days, and so don't know if she was exhibiting any behavioral symptoms. I am mainly curious just because I want to make sure it's not something that might kill the other birds. She's in a backyard coop with decent ventilation with seven other chickens. Lots of snow (and ice) on the ground here. Recently installed an autodoor. Thanks in advance for any help....
