Found my chcicken dead by the water

[Bockbockbock4]

Hi I have a pond with a Snapper in a soft shell turtle and came out this morning and one of my little chickens was dead with only a couple feathers missing by the water..does anyone know what could of happened? Thanks

 

[Lucy Brown]

Any bite marks on her or traces of blood?

 

[Bockbockbock4]

Hi I have a pond with a Snapper in a soft shell turtle and came out this morning and one of my little chickens was dead with only a couple feathers missing by the water..does anyone know what could of happened? Thanks

 

[Lucy Brown]

oh, I meant on the chicken..

 

[Bockbockbock4]

Any bite marks on her or traces of blood?

It looked like a small round circle on her stomach...not sure if it was due to the ants...

 

[Lucy Brown]

It looked like a small round circle on her stomach...not sure if it was due to the ants...

Was it big enough so that the snapping turtle could have chewed it off?

 

[Bockbockbock4]

Was it big enough so that the snapping turtle could have chewed it off?

It was about the size of a quarter...but no blood

 

[Lucy Brown]

It was about the size of a quarter...but no blood

Then I think it maybe had parasites and collapsed and died and the ants ate some of it. Have you dewormed your chickens anytime?

 

[humblehillsfarm]

Oh no. I'm so sorry about your little chick. Sometimes it's difficult to narrow down what could have happened. Was it's body wet? Maybe if it got wet it got too cold.

 

[Bigtom Turkey]

Yes it most likely fell in teh pond then got out but was already to cold, and died.