2 hens dead in 2 days...

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I had one hen dead yesterday in the coop and one today. Both had a large gash in her back where the roos put their claws. I seperated on roo yesterday; thinking he was the bad guy. But today another hen is gone. I now that it is a roo or other hens. So is the only thing I can do is seperate until I fiond the offending roo? I only have a travel pen to but the offender in. Could it be a hen? I think not. These were both 6-7 month old hens...not even one of my 3-4 month olds. I have left them in the coop for two days at a time and nothing, the last two days...Just in case anyone is wondering all are active and free range from about 8-9am until they go up at night...this happens sometime between sunrise and my letting them out. Yes I can set my alarm and get up and let them out with the sun...if this is my only option. But I figure the sges on here would have more than that one answer....thanks for the help and advice...
 
so sorry about your loss, How many roos do you have to hens? and are you sure something else like a predator couldn't have done this? did it look like they had been eaten also. was it just a gash and nothing else.. can you get pictures of the dead chickens might help us help you better.
 
I have 5 roos for 29 hens...was 29 now 27...
Was not apredator..for sure...
It was only a huge gash just above the tail toward the wing...
 
Are you saying that the hen bled to death? Maybe put the roos in a separate coop for a time and start intoducing them back in and see if you can figure out which one is doing the killing. And you have 5 roos together and no fighting among themselves?
 
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She did not bleed to death as the floor of the coop is not bloody...either crushed by weight or broken neck. The roos only fight when one tries to steal one of the girls from the other one. I seperated one last night and one still died...so now I have another one seperated for tonight...I thought that the one I locked up was the one....thanks
 
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