NicoLee1991
Chirping
- Dec 28, 2019
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I went out to collect eggs this morning and found one of my chickens dead in my coop. She was fine yesterday (isn't that mostly the case) and her body seemed very freshly dead, like I had to check for a heart beat. She was a wellsummer and was maybe 4 years old, still laying. She was always a little bit of an underdog and we had to separate her for a while due to being picked on ( this was like 3 years ago). Her body was a good weight, she was not starved.
So the weird part was she had bloody toes, like 4 of them at least-three on one foot one on another. I did not take a picture, I liked her too much. I found no other wounds on her. But like the blood was so fresh it was still wet and bright red. Never had a chicken die like that.
I was thinking some sort of seizure or dehydration (she didn't look dehydrated- the water was empty this morning, however its also not hot here at all). Grasping at straws with that I feel like they've run out on a hot day and been okay until I've gotten home. Like one of the waters got knocked over or something.
So the weird part was she had bloody toes, like 4 of them at least-three on one foot one on another. I did not take a picture, I liked her too much. I found no other wounds on her. But like the blood was so fresh it was still wet and bright red. Never had a chicken die like that.
I was thinking some sort of seizure or dehydration (she didn't look dehydrated- the water was empty this morning, however its also not hot here at all). Grasping at straws with that I feel like they've run out on a hot day and been okay until I've gotten home. Like one of the waters got knocked over or something.