EmmaDonovan
Free Ranging
We found a 6.5 month old Bielefelder hen dead this afternoon. She was fine this morning, running around, eating and drinking and behaving totally normally. There was nothing unusual about her in the past few days or weeks. I saw her in the coop when I did coop chores this morning and also watched the flock for hours on the coop camera. The rest of the flock seems perfectly fine.
Whatever killed her happened in less than three hours. She had no wounds, her crop was normal, she wasn't egg bound. Her coloring was normal. I didn't see any signs of a fight or struggle. It looks like she just lay down and died.
I know about sudden death syndrome. If we do a necropsy, what specifically should we look for?
Whatever killed her happened in less than three hours. She had no wounds, her crop was normal, she wasn't egg bound. Her coloring was normal. I didn't see any signs of a fight or struggle. It looks like she just lay down and died.
I know about sudden death syndrome. If we do a necropsy, what specifically should we look for?
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