munkee1965 Posted June 10, 2014 Share Posted June 10, 2014 Hi Everyone I let the girls out this morning and all was well. On returning from work I've found one of them dead in the run. She was a 12month old Speckledy. She's lay on her side and her vent is wide open with lots of blood and yellow liquid coming from it. Has anyone any idea whats happened to her? Thank you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beantree Posted June 10, 2014 Share Posted June 10, 2014 If she was fine this morning it must have been sudden, so sounds like a big broken egg perhaps? The yellow being egg yolk and the blood from a laceration by the eggshell. Or she may have had a stuck egg in the vent and the others have pecked it and her? If her comb is pale she bled to death. If it was purple probably a heart attack from the stress. Sorry to hear that Munkee1965. Not a pleasant thing to come back to at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olly Posted June 10, 2014 Share Posted June 10, 2014 Sorry to hear of your experience - sometimes sudden death just happens in chickens. The chances are, from what you describe, that it was some sort of physical problem rather than disease. Sometimes you never really know what happened but it's relatively rare, and it's unlikely that others in your flock will be affected. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
munkee1965 Posted June 10, 2014 Author Share Posted June 10, 2014 Thanks for the replies. She was very pale, her face and comb a grey colour Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs_B Posted June 13, 2014 Share Posted June 13, 2014 So sorry to be reading this Must not have been nice for you to see at all. Chickens often hide any illnesses which is frustrating, but as it's been mentioned already sometimes it's a mystery and chickens do suddenly pass away. Huge hugs! x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
