12 chickens dead

[Counting chickens]

I live in South East Texas. It's been hot lately, in the mid 90's, but the hens have have had shade and water/ACV mix. Food is fresh pellets every day because they eat so fast. Everyone's been wormed. They were a mix of 6month -2 year old hens

Again, so sorry. Guess the cold front didn't make it that far south...

 

[Kiki]

Double check the birds...could a dog have paid a visit?
Dogs kill for fun.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

Double check the birds...could a dog have paid a visit?
Dogs kill for fun.

If a dog did it, there would be feathers everywhere, as the chickens would have run amok, IMO.

 

[Folly's place]

Welcome, and I'm so sorry for your losses.
I agree that having necropsies done would be best. Chill bodies in cold water, wrap in plastic, refrigerate. and get them to the lab.
Mary

 

[Kiki]

If a dog did it, there would be feathers everywhere, as the chickens would have run amok, IMO.

I have to disagree because my dog once killed my flock and there was no blood or crazy feathers.

 

[Elsveta641]

Just last week I lost 12 juveniles and some hens, they were layed out in a manner similar to what you described but each had a bloody head and one had been mostly eaten. It was a cat but many say it's similar to a raccoon attack. The eye bubbles are a respiratory infection. Maybe mycoplasma, but it would be very strange to lose that many in one day. I'd say a predator got to them, maybe even a stray dog just played them to death without meaning to kill them

 

[Icantraisechickenshelp]

So sorry to hear that.
Lost half my flock 1 day last summer, hottest day of the year and zero breeze that day.
It's hard to figure, since it's so cool today... I would probably bow to the experience of eggcessive above. Seems too cool today for it to be heatstroke...

Different places have different temperatures.

 

[Icantraisechickenshelp]

Different places have different temperatures.

Anyway, I'm so sorry for that! I can't imagine how worried and awful you feel! RIP 12 chickens!

 

[BigBlueHen53]

I have to disagree because my dog once killed my flock and there was no blood or crazy feathers.

Amazing! I stand corrected.

 

[Kiki]

Amazing! I stand corrected.

I mean I've only seen it once....with my own eyes.