Neal 1,873 Posted April 15, 2010 Report Share Posted April 15, 2010 When I opened the chicken coop this morning I found one of my two bantams (a wyandotte) slumped against the door as stiff as a board. There were no signs of any obvious injury or otherwise and she was fine when I checked on them before going to bed at just after 10 o' clock last night. The only odd thing I can think of is that although it's only her second season she hadn't started laying yet whereas my other bantam, a welsummer, started several weeks ago and was a year older. I did find one soft egg ie shell not fully formed during the week so I'm wondering if this could have anything to do with it eg possibly egg bound. Anyway, I'm aware of the fact that chickens can sometimes just pop their clogs for no apart reason so my main question is the following: obviously I want to restock as soon as possible rather than leave the welsummer on her own for too long but considering the death, how long should I wait before doing so? I'm basing this question on the "just in case" element. Many thanks in advance for any advice, Neal. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
romany52 313 Posted April 16, 2010 Report Share Posted April 16, 2010 A quick " post mortem " ought to tell you if it was egg bound. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Neal 1,873 Posted April 17, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 17, 2010 Thanks Romany! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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