We lost 3 chickens to a fox Friday night. It broke into our enclosure. We have 3 chickens left. One chicken seems to be completely fine. 1 chicken lost a lot of tail feathers and had minor scratches on the legs. I have cleaned her wounds and she seems to be doing fine.
The third chicken does not have any visible wounds, but is just sitting around, listlessly. Her poop is weird, too. Liquid-ish. Earlier today.... a pool of white and yelllow stringy/streaky. More recently it was a pool of clear and white. It looks similar to photos of chicken poop from hens suffering egg yolk peritonitis? The feather around her vent are clumpy as well.
I read sometimes they can get weird poop from stress.
Has anyone else had a chicken act this way after a predator attack?
Thanks.
The third chicken does not have any visible wounds, but is just sitting around, listlessly. Her poop is weird, too. Liquid-ish. Earlier today.... a pool of white and yelllow stringy/streaky. More recently it was a pool of clear and white. It looks similar to photos of chicken poop from hens suffering egg yolk peritonitis? The feather around her vent are clumpy as well.
I read sometimes they can get weird poop from stress.
Has anyone else had a chicken act this way after a predator attack?
Thanks.