This morning I went to let my hens out into the backyard and found my 1 year old dark brahma hen dead in our chicken coop. I saw her an hour earlier and she was eating and drinking - and even took a dust bath. She seemed fine and her poo looked normal. An hour later - I found her laying on the floor of the run with some clear liquid coming from her beak - I think she had just died minutes before.
Any ideas what would cause this? She was out in the backyard with her 2 sisters the night before - they seem fine so far. There is no poison in our yard - although I'm not completely sure about poisonous plants. They mostly eat the flowers off my fuchsias! We had a hot spell this last week - but the temperature has dropped back down in the last day or 2 - and they all seemed fine in the heat.
She was such a sweet girl - I've had chickens die suddenly before with no prior symptoms - but they were all over the age of 10 - so that was probably just due to old age.
Anybody have any insight?
Any ideas what would cause this? She was out in the backyard with her 2 sisters the night before - they seem fine so far. There is no poison in our yard - although I'm not completely sure about poisonous plants. They mostly eat the flowers off my fuchsias! We had a hot spell this last week - but the temperature has dropped back down in the last day or 2 - and they all seemed fine in the heat.
She was such a sweet girl - I've had chickens die suddenly before with no prior symptoms - but they were all over the age of 10 - so that was probably just due to old age.
Anybody have any insight?
