mysterious chicken death

[bannieallen]

Hello,
I'm new to chickens. I've had 4 hens for about 4 months and we love them. They are about 6 months old. All have been laying daily for about a month now. All seem healthy and happy. Last night when I was locking their house up, I noticed one hen in the nesting box instead of up on the roosting pole where she normally is with the rest of the crew. This morning she was still there. I thought maybe she was chilled or laying an egg. We live in California and even the cold weather is mild, esp. this time of year! At 4:00 we found her dead in the nesting box. No sign of trauma or injury. I'm worried about the rest of the flock - what should I do? Any ideas what caused this sudden death? Any diseases I should look for?

Thanks for any advice/help!
Annie

 

[littlegip]

sorry for loss of ur girl , heres a bump to the top so someone can help...good luck

 

[obe10]

she could have been eggbound

 

[Guinea Goonie]

Sorry for your loss.
Unfortunately, these things SIMPLY happen.
heart, lungs, egbound, crop, any number of things.

Sudden Chicken Death SCD, is a fact of life. Without any signs
of disease, they just expire.

 

[bannieallen]

Thanks everyone. What's "eggbound" mean? Can't lay an egg? If it's SCD I can live with that; I just want to be sure it's not something I'm doing wrong so the other three stay alive! thanks a bunch!

 

[boaz]

You didn't do anything wrong. Many issues can be found on the FAQ section of the toolbar.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=32648&p=1

This link is for an eggbound treatment, the egg didn't make it all the way so to speak. Good to have you here!