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Our sapphire gem died suddenly today. She was fine in the morning and laid a normal egg. Four hours later she was on the ground in the run, still warm with no injuries. It felt like she had small rocks in her crop.
I am going to contact our vet Monday to see about a necropsy. I’m wondering if anyone has any ideas on what happened? We have three other chickens, 2 EE and 1 gold laced Wyandotte. They seem fine but I am worried. They had been out free ranging in the yard. She may have eaten oak leaves, acorns, fern, gulf fritillary caterpillars, or sweet potato leaves in the compost.
I am going to contact our vet Monday to see about a necropsy. I’m wondering if anyone has any ideas on what happened? We have three other chickens, 2 EE and 1 gold laced Wyandotte. They seem fine but I am worried. They had been out free ranging in the yard. She may have eaten oak leaves, acorns, fern, gulf fritillary caterpillars, or sweet potato leaves in the compost.