Sick chicken

[eddieminguajr]

I lost a chicken today and I don’t know why. She was acting weird for over a week, she looked fat or fluffy and just wasn’t herself. I did some research and thought she was egg bound so I treated her for that and it turned out she wasn’t. I also thought she had fluid in her crop but it didn’t feel like it. So she was alive when I went out this morning and while tending to them I turned around and she was gone. I haven’t a clue what was wrong.

 

[FrankieDoodle]

Welcome to BYC!!! Sorry for your loss

 

[Latestarter]

Sometimes chickens just die... you could do a necropsy and see what her internal organs look like. That may help to determine. Many times when it happens over a short period of time it's liver related or tumors or a bad heart. Did she lose a lot of weight before she died? It's disheartening when this happens. Sorry for your loss. Watch your other birds to make sure they don't start doing what the one you lost did.

 

[sourland]

Sometimes chickens just die... you could do a necropsy and see what her internal organs look like. That may help to determine. Many times when it happens over a short period of time it's liver related or tumors or a bad heart. Did she lose a lot of weight before she died? It's disheartening when this happens. Sorry for your loss. Watch your other birds to make sure they don't start doing what the one you lost did.

 

[drumstick diva]

agree with Latestarter

 

[Pork Pie]

Hello and welcome to BYC.

 

[blackdust951]

helloand welcome to backyard chickens!we're so happy you've decided to join ussorry for your loss

 

[N F C]

Sorry for your loss. Chickens will 'hide' an illness or injury for as long as possible so the other birds in the flock don't pick on them (they're pretty ruthless about that). Because of that, they can be ailing for a while before we see that they are having a problem and by the time it shows up to us, the bird is too far gone to do much to help them.

Sometimes no matter what we try to do to help them, we lose them and that's always frustrating and sad. It's just the way things happen.

Keep a close eye on your other flock members, check them all over carefully. If you see anything out of the ordinary (or even suspect something isn't quite right), post over on the ER forum with all the details you have noticed. Hopefully someone there can give you a hand with trying to treat them.Emergencies / Diseases / Injuries and Cures

Best wishes to you, I hope everything goes alright for you and your flock.

 

[rjohns39]

Hi and welcome again to BYC So sorry for your loss and agree with the others

 

[Hope Hughes]

Hello
Welcome to BYC!!
So glad to have you here!!
Im so sorry for your loss!
I have had a few of my favorites just die for no reason(or didnt show any signs at all) so i understand how hard it is.
There are many people on here that are ready to help in anyway they can!
The learning center also has alot of great information on it as well!
Enjoy!​