Can stress kill chickens

[chickens really]

I have heard of other birds dying of fright/heart failure, so I don't see why it couldn't happen to chickens.

....Thanks.....

 

[Chickassan]

I had one drop dead from a car backfiring, dropped just as suggested on the back legs
out. Can't rule on multiple birds but can say I've seen a single one "have the big one. "

 

[centrarchid]

An open mind needed here. Dog obviously wants to be a problem but description of situation does not aggree with this being a dog attack. I have dealt with dog attacks many times. Multiple birds dying at once from fear alone is not something I have seen and I have kept chickens for quit a while.

Do hotwire to keep everything, including dog away from pens.

 

[casportpony]

I had one drop dead from a car backfiring, dropped just as suggested on the back legs
out. Can't rule on multiple birds but can say I've seen a single one "have the big one. "

Did you have a necropsy done? If not, you can't say that was the cause of death.

 

[chickens really]

Did you have a necropsy done? If not, you can't say that was the cause of death.

Also can't say it wasn't the cause.....Most logical....

 

[PirateGirl]

also if the chicks are outside, is it possible they got too cold last night? I don't know your set-up or climate, just offering another possibility to think about.

I know night time temps here are below freezing now and we have had multiple short power outages (that could take out a heat source) due to ice on lines/down trees

 

[Michelle719]

At this point they didn't have marks on them at all I didn't see any. Can't hotwire fence my kids go out there a lot. Also the one that got away made it out to the run. Dogs could have been barking at something but I dunno. Since it was dark. Now them trying to fly around to get away yes maybe I'm just gonna rebuild coop way better and go from there

 

[casportpony]

also if the chicks are outside, is it possible they got too cold last night? I don't know your set-up or climate, just offering another possibility to think about.

I know night time temps here are below freezing now and we have had multiple short power outages (that could take out a heat source) due to ice on lines/down trees

That's a possibitly, especially if it was raining.

 

[Michelle719]

It wasn't very cold last night mid 60s.

 

[casportpony]

At this point they didn't have marks on them at all I didn't see any. Can't hotwire fence my kids go out there a lot. Also the one that got away made it out to the run. Dogs could have been barking at something but I dunno. Since it was dark. Now them trying to fly around to get away yes maybe I'm just gonna rebuild coop way better and go from there

Do look into having a necropsy done. Anytime one loses more than one bird they really should have a necropsy done to find the cause of death.