Had a flock of 8. 1 roo. Born March 2024 so 6 months old. All hens laying. Fed them at around 4 PM one night. All there and accounted for and eating. They go to bed around 6:30-7:00ish. 4 roost on top of the garage (they get there by flying from the porch to the roof) and 4 roost on the back porch railing. There is no coop. The roo is one of the 4 that roosted on the railing. They're all in the roosting spots OK that night.
About 9 PM we hear the roo being "disturbed" for lack of a better word. My son n I went out to check on the chickens on the back porch. One is lying dead on the ground, like she fell off the porch when she died. The roo is distressed trying to get her back on the porch. No marks on her, no blood, no signs of a fight or struggle, no feathers strewn around, the hens remaining on the porch are not disturbed. She's just lying there dead. I guess the fall could've broken her neck, but it's only like 5'-6' down. Just a regular porch height. This happened last week.
About 9 PM we hear the roo being "disturbed" for lack of a better word. My son n I went out to check on the chickens on the back porch. One is lying dead on the ground, like she fell off the porch when she died. The roo is distressed trying to get her back on the porch. No marks on her, no blood, no signs of a fight or struggle, no feathers strewn around, the hens remaining on the porch are not disturbed. She's just lying there dead. I guess the fall could've broken her neck, but it's only like 5'-6' down. Just a regular porch height. This happened last week.
