Hello.
Moments ago I came into my barn and found a dead easter egger. She was lying on her side under my rabbit hutch when I found her, no gore or clear indication of death. It just looks like she crawled under there and passed away. She's fairly young; I got her last March or so. She was laying eggs, walking around, and acting normal just yesterday.
I felt around at her neck. I don't know what a broken neck feels like, but it seems all intact. Her comb was cold and bluish. Her mouth was closed.
Her body isn't limp, it's stuck in the position she died in. It must've happened before 7 o'clock. She lives in a protective run with a cover.
I've heard some chicken keepers get autopsies on their dead birds to see what caused their death. Should I consider this, is it expensive?
Thanks for reading.
Moments ago I came into my barn and found a dead easter egger. She was lying on her side under my rabbit hutch when I found her, no gore or clear indication of death. It just looks like she crawled under there and passed away. She's fairly young; I got her last March or so. She was laying eggs, walking around, and acting normal just yesterday.
I felt around at her neck. I don't know what a broken neck feels like, but it seems all intact. Her comb was cold and bluish. Her mouth was closed.
Her body isn't limp, it's stuck in the position she died in. It must've happened before 7 o'clock. She lives in a protective run with a cover.
I've heard some chicken keepers get autopsies on their dead birds to see what caused their death. Should I consider this, is it expensive?
Thanks for reading.
