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Post by buildthefarm on Dec 8, 2012 7:00:53 GMT -5
ok so i went to shut the coup last night and found one dead chicken. what happened to my chicken? it wasnt attacked except it looked like it was pecked at a bit but it was fine yesterday and im new at this so i have no clue what happened. if you can help me figure it out or even point me to a good resource that would be awesome!
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Post by Eric Latham on Dec 8, 2012 23:24:21 GMT -5
I am so sorry for your loss.
If you can't see any signs of damage to her body and she wasn't sick, I would guess she died from heart failure.
Or she may have had a blood clot in her lung or brain.
Also, feel in her stomach to see if it is hard or lumpy because the chicken may have been egg bound. It is a very common occurrence.
Just like humans, chickens can die unexpectedly.
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Post by buildthefarm on Dec 9, 2012 8:38:44 GMT -5
whew well thats comforting. i wasnt sure if maybe they would all just drop dead in a couple days from some chicken pandemic. too late to check her stomach but if it happens again i will remember that. my only real concern was to get her away from the rest in a hurry. i wouldnt want some arkansan bird flew to start flying around everywhere. the rest are all present and accounted for this morning though so we may have avoided the carnage:)
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