I think my chicken is dead?

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So I went to go feed my chickens this morning, then I found one not moving with its eyes shut. So I tried to prod it with a stick, but it never moved, and I couldn't see any signs of breathing. So it's dead, but the weird thing is when I put them back in the coop yesterday they were all alright in good health. Weird to see that one of them has died all of a sudden?

It's even more disappointing because it was the only chicken that let me feed it and wasn't scared of me lol...had to be that one, eh?
 
Kralamoonard said:
Pet kinda. We bought 5 last year to keep in our garden partly as pets and to give us eggs heh.
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lol never heard about people doing that but actually that is a good idea if they are tasty. i mean the eggs of course. my condolences for the dead chicken.
 
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Oynox said:
lol never heard about people doing that but actually that is a good idea if they are tasty. i mean the eggs of course. my condolences for the dead chicken.
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Chickens are great, they keep your lawn healthy, they eat table scraps they deliver great tasting eggs (seriously, it's so much better than what you can get in your average american supermarket it's not even funny).
And when they finally stop laying you can butcher them for the best fucking chicken stock ever (you can't really get old chicken otherwise, and old chickens make for a much better soup).

They're also low maintenance and good natured animals in general.
 
Yeah it could have been ill. Not sure if it's any use to take it to a vet or a not lol.

And yeah, Chichikov is correct. Their eggs are definitely tasty, and sometimes, we get the odd two in one egg where there are two egg yolks in one egg lol.
 
Chichikov said:
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Chickens are great, they keep your lawn healthy, they eat table scraps they deliver great tasting eggs (seriously, it's so much better than what you can get in your average american supermarket it's not even funny).
And when they finally stop laying you can butcher them for the best fucking chicken stock ever (you can't really get old chicken otherwise, and old chickens make for a much better soup).

They're also low maintenance and good natured animals in general.
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I cannot imagine how I am supposed to hold chicken in a city apartment. Guess you need your own estate for that. But I will put that on my to do list when I have my own house.
 
Kralamoonard said:
Yeah it could have been ill. Not sure if it's any use to take it to a vet or a not lol.

And yeah, Chichikov is correct. Their eggs are definitely tasty, and sometimes, we get the odd two in one egg where there are two egg yolks in one egg lol.
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There is a substantial difference in quality when it comes to supermarket eggs.

I can never go back now to the supermarket ones.
 
Oynox said:
I cannot imagine how I am supposed to hold chicken in a city apartment. Guess you need your own estate for that. But I will put that on my to do list when I have my own house.
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Well it's my parents that bought them last year (we live in a town in detached house) and I'm heading off to University this year, so that's why we probably have them lol. If I were in your position I'd definitely not like you said, only when you have your own house :P
 
The chicken gave you eggs, love and companionship. It's last gift to you is a nice roast dinner.

Don't actually eat it.
 
Chickens do have a tendency to drop dead anything seeming askew - even if they're not very old.

Keep an eye on the others, if any more drop dead then you really have a problem. As t stands, you can't quarantine a dead chicken, and all others would be exposed if it is some contagious illness. Best advice I have is to make sure the coop is cleaned out regularly. Clean it today, ideally. It's a hive for bacteria.
 
Oynox said:
I cannot imagine how I am supposed to hold chicken in a city apartment. Guess you need your own estate for that. But I will put that on my to do list when I have my own house.
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You definitely need a yard (or a roof deck I guess), but chickens don't need a ton of space.

Greddleok said:
The chicken gave you eggs, love and companionship. It's last gift to you is a nice roast dinner.
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I know you're probably joking, but just so that people don't get the wrong idea - you should absolutely under no circumstances eat a chicken that died for unknown reasons.
 
Shall I take it to a vet to identify the cause of death (to prevent or minimise the risk of anything else happening) or should I just accept it may have just dropped dead?
 
Kralamoonard said:
Shall I take it to a vet to identify the cause of death (to prevent or minimise the risk of anything else happening) or should I just accept it may have just dropped dead?
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It may be worth it to take it to the vet, but I have no idea what a chicken autopsy would cost, and it might not tell them anything conclusive.
 
I'm actually a veterinarian. I can give you my home address and if you mail the chicken's head to me I will tell you if it's alive.
 
I wouldn't have touched it. It could be a potential murder. Did you check for hand prints around its neck? Someone could have choked it.
 
Carl said:
At least now tonight's dinner is sorted
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don't do that.

Red Liquorice said:
So, roast chicken for dinner tonight?
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Like...really...don't do that.

Kralamoonard said:
Shall I take it to a vet to identify the cause of death (to prevent or minimise the risk of anything else happening) or should I just accept it may have just dropped dead?
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are the other chickens healthy (clear eyes, running around, no diarrhoea etc)? are you vaccinating them once a year, especially against Newcastle disease? If yes, no need to. The chicken probably died because it was his time.

Source: I know my chicks.
 
Kralamoonard said:
So I went to go feed my chickens this morning, then I found one not moving with its eyes shut. So I tried to prod it with a stick, but it never moved, and I couldn't see any signs of breathing. So it's dead, but the weird thing is when I put them back in the coop yesterday they were all alright in good health. Weird to see that one of them has died all of a sudden?
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Sorry for your loss, OP. We've lost two of our chickens to hawks and two others to a bobcat this year, but it's still worth it.

Disposing of the bodies is a bummer, though.
 
We had chickens in our garden.

An indoor part and a fenced off outdoor part.

We went away for a few days but the person renting a flat in our house said she'd look after them.

One night we got a call - they were gone. Jumped the fence, nowhere to be seen in our neighbourhood.

Next day, another call: They were back. She'd seen them in the morning, walking on line, back into our garden, jumping over the fence, back to their place.

Those chickens probably did the town that night.
 
That sounds like death, but stick pocking isn't the ideal way to check for death.

RIP chicken. Sorry for your loss OP.
 
Chickens are awesome, back when I lived in my mother's house we had some as well. Free eggs ftw.

Well, until one day the backyard was littered with body parts, feathers and intestines. At least no stick-poking was necessary to be sure they were dead.
 
My stepdad and bro keep chickens. Unfortunately this just happens. They lost a chicken just a couple days ago due to parasites.

They also don't have very long lifespans in the first place.. so get ready for that if this is your first flock.

Peru said:
We had chickens in our garden.

An indoor part and a fenced off outdoor part.

We went away for a few days but the person renting a flat in our house said she'd look after them.

One night we got a call - they were gone. Jumped the fence, nowhere to be seen in our neighbourhood.

Next day, another call: They were back. She'd seen them in the morning, walking on line, back into our garden, jumping over the fence, back to their place.

Those chickens probably did the town that night.
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The above people's coop was built with chicken fencing over the top as well. Partly to keep neighborhood cats and other predators out but also because hawks will divebomb chickens and eat them.
 
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