Pullet, 24 Wks, Heart is Racing (UPDATE: She Just Died)

[rooster-red]

Sorry to hear that Cyn.

 

[Ellie]

 

[speckledhen]

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This was an entirely different situation from my internal layers. All those were hatchery girls. This was a well-bred, vibrant young pullet who hadn't laid one egg yet. She just had some sort of unforeseen heart abnormality and was on the cusp of laying her first egg-we found several intact small yolks inside just where they should have been. Her heart just gave out, it seems.

 

[megshenhut]

Oh, Cynthia, I am so sorry you lost another girl. From what you've said, I totally agree with the heart defect. I used to raise Samoyed dogs and had a runt with a heart defect that I had to put down. Sounds like the same type of thing. I think the small size compared to her sister is a definite clue, especially since every other part of her seemed healthy. May 2009 bless you with lots of healthy chicks and chickens and no more losses.

 

[speckledhen]

Thanks, Michele. Oh, please let 2009 be a better chicken year!