Kinda a sad question but I'm hoping it will answer another one we had.
Do chicks always flatten out with their legs stretched out when they die? Or does it just indicate certain causes?
We found a chick in with out large turkens cockrels that hadn't made it and it was in that position in a corner by the fencing. We had some staples pop and this was the second time the chicks were in with the large male. The first time all 4 were in with him and everything was good while I got them out. This time there were 2, the one who didn't make it and onw that was hiddled in a corner.
I looked the dead one over and saw nothing wrong besides the fact that he obviously wasn't around anymore. My two theories are that he got too cold (the live one was really chilled too) or that my cockrels stomped on him and killed him. There were no wounds so I'm trying to figure out what may have happened.
Obviously in fixing the fencing tomorrow now so they can't get back in with him.
Do chicks always flatten out with their legs stretched out when they die? Or does it just indicate certain causes?
We found a chick in with out large turkens cockrels that hadn't made it and it was in that position in a corner by the fencing. We had some staples pop and this was the second time the chicks were in with the large male. The first time all 4 were in with him and everything was good while I got them out. This time there were 2, the one who didn't make it and onw that was hiddled in a corner.
I looked the dead one over and saw nothing wrong besides the fact that he obviously wasn't around anymore. My two theories are that he got too cold (the live one was really chilled too) or that my cockrels stomped on him and killed him. There were no wounds so I'm trying to figure out what may have happened.
Obviously in fixing the fencing tomorrow now so they can't get back in with him.