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Hello,
I am new here and to chickens. I have been enjoying reading and learning on this forum, and now I have a question. I have (had) 8 Leghorn pullets, 1 Leghorn cockerel, 1 Cornish X pullet and three Black Australorp pullets. They are about 12 weeks old. I let them out to range a bit this afternoon. When I put them up a bit ago, I noticed one Leghorn pullet was missing, and then I found dead in the dogs' yard. The dogs were not in there; they didn't do the deed (although my female black Lab would LOVE to; )). We have the fence hotwired to keep my dogs from digging out. The wires are in a double strand with the strands about 8 inches apart. The pullet was on both strands.
Here's my question: can the fence charger kill a chicken? I wouldn't have thought it would be strong enough. Could she have had a heart attack from panic (she is a Leghorn)? Is it the fact that she was on both strands that killed her?
Thanks for your information/advice. I want to make sure this doesn't happen again.
Jeany
I am new here and to chickens. I have been enjoying reading and learning on this forum, and now I have a question. I have (had) 8 Leghorn pullets, 1 Leghorn cockerel, 1 Cornish X pullet and three Black Australorp pullets. They are about 12 weeks old. I let them out to range a bit this afternoon. When I put them up a bit ago, I noticed one Leghorn pullet was missing, and then I found dead in the dogs' yard. The dogs were not in there; they didn't do the deed (although my female black Lab would LOVE to; )). We have the fence hotwired to keep my dogs from digging out. The wires are in a double strand with the strands about 8 inches apart. The pullet was on both strands.
Here's my question: can the fence charger kill a chicken? I wouldn't have thought it would be strong enough. Could she have had a heart attack from panic (she is a Leghorn)? Is it the fact that she was on both strands that killed her?
Thanks for your information/advice. I want to make sure this doesn't happen again.
Jeany