- Apr 5, 2011
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I have 3 little roosters, 12 weeks, and 2 hens living in a large dog cage as a grow out pen until they can join the older ones in the coop. This morning I was woken up by a pretty loud scuffle in the spare room, nothing unusual with 3 Roos fighting for dominance..... And then a hen flew into our bedroom! The door wasn't closed properly the night before and they were all out. When I was scooping them back into the dog cage I realized I was missing one, and upon looking around found the lifeless body of one of the old English game Roos in a corner with his head lying in a pool of liquid. His comb was light yellow, all the colour drained from it and he was still warm and not at all stiff. I looked him over and there is no trauma to the outside of his body.... No bloody scabs, no feathers missing, he was just dead.
My question is- is it possible for the other Roos to maybe snap his neck and kill him? The liquid that came out of his mouth was brownish and slimy, no blood.
It may be helpful to know he was healthy the day before, crowing and picking fights with his brothers. There was no impacted crop, I would know to look for that.
Anyone encounter anything like this before?
My question is- is it possible for the other Roos to maybe snap his neck and kill him? The liquid that came out of his mouth was brownish and slimy, no blood.
It may be helpful to know he was healthy the day before, crowing and picking fights with his brothers. There was no impacted crop, I would know to look for that.
Anyone encounter anything like this before?