Sudden Death

[Jtrahan1]

Hello,
I went out tonight to put my girls to bed and unfortunately found one of them dead under the roosting bars. My roosting bars are about three feet off of the pine shaving base. This particular bird was a little over a year old and was not presenting any signs of illness. She was only there today because I checked last night. When I looked over the body I didn’t see any obvious trauma. She didn’t present with any signs of being egg bound. I just had to cull a bird that was filled with lash eggs but this one’s abdomen was soft. Is it possible she broke her neck jumping up onto the roosting bars?

 

[Eggcessive]

I have lost a hen about a year of age. At the
at time I did not do home necropsies. But later, when I lost a chicken I would open the abdomen and do a brief necdopsy to look for tiny tumors, blood clots, discolored liver or just something not normal. A better choice is to keep the body cold, not frozen, and have your state vet do a necropsy. Was she overweight? Was her crop full? Did you notice any soft or thin shelled eggs? Any weird droppings? It could be that she had a heart problem that wasn’t evident. Sorry for your loss.

 

[ChickNanny13]

I too had a pullet that was just a few months under a year old, had laid in the morning, walking about & fine ... Found her dead at 1pm, like she died in mid step. I couldn't bring myself to do a necropsy and didn't have room in the rig. It happens but still it's hard ...
Sorry for your loss

 

[Jtrahan1]

I have lost a hen about a year of age. At the
at time I did not do home necropsies. But later, when I lost a chicken I would open the abdomen and do a brief necdopsy to look for tiny tumors, blood clots, discolored liver or just something not normal. A better choice is to keep the body cold, not frozen, and have your state vet do a necropsy. Was she overweight? Was her crop full? Did you notice any soft or thin shelled eggs? Any weird droppings? It could be that she had a heart problem that wasn’t evident. Sorry for your loss.

No nothing unusual. She was perfectly fine then dead. I’m pretty in tune with my flock so I know when they’re not right. That’s why this one baffles me.