- Mar 6, 2012
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this morning i went out to give the chickens some food and extra snacks as it is thanksgiving,my buff orpington usually comes running as soon as she hears me call her but when she didnt come i knew something wasnt right,so i peeked in the coop.She died while laying in her nest box,her eyes were closed and everything.She had been losing a bit of weight and she looked a bit ragged,i was worried so i talked to my grandpa who has alot of chicken experience,he said she was just molting so i didnt bother her but i did give her more food to try and help her gain weight.It is cold here around this time of year could that have anything to do with it?Any ideas what happened to her and should i be worried about the rest of the flock?It is a pretty small flock and i care about all of my birds,and i would hate to lose anybody else!