2 deaths in a row

[NuggetTheChicken]

The past few days it has been very hot here in NJ, and I've had 2 mysterious deaths. One was a dark brahma hen, an year old, who died on Saturday. Nothing was wrong with her, just her one eye was closed and she was hiding. I found her dead on the ground sprawled and she was fine in the morning. Today my 2 year old golden layer 300 was dead for no reason. I let them out in the morning and she was fine. I came back to check on them and saw she was laying in the duck house and was dead. What can be the cause for this. I've had 2 losses in just a couple of days. This has never happened before. They had plenty of shade and water. Some kind of disease? I'm heartbroken and I feel like its my fault

 

[Eggcessive]

Sorry for your loss. Do you have male ducks who could be trying to mate the chickens? The best way to find out what killed your hen would be to keep the body cold, and take or ship it to the state vet in Trenton overnight via Fedex. They can email a prepaid shipping label. Call in the am and talk to them. Here is a list of all state vets to contact:
https://www.metzerfarms.com/poultry-labs.html

 

[NuggetTheChicken]

Sorry for your loss. Do you have male ducks who could be trying to mate the chickens? The best way to find out what killed your hen would be to keep the body cold, and take or ship it to the state vet in Trenton overnight via Fedex. They can email a prepaid shipping label. Call in the am and talk to them. Here is a list of all state vets to contact:
https://www.metzerfarms.com/poultry-labs.html

No male ducks, only females that are living with chickens. Unfortunately, I've already buried her.