Hen choked to death on a mouse

[gimmie birdies]

I am not looking for answers, just making a statement.

My 1 1/2 year old welsummer was lying dead in a nest box. When I pulled her out of the nest box she had a mouse's tail sticking out of her mouth. When I pulled on the mouse's tail the mouse was also dead but was shaped like a wine bottle cork.

First time I have ever seen this.

 

[gimmie birdies]

Oh, thanks for the sympathy. I bought more than one Welsummer, because I do like the spotted eggs.

Get 2 of every kind of bird you like.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

I'm sorry to hear about your hen, thank you for the information.

 

[gimmie birdies]

I have seen them catch and eat a mouse before, but they usually run off by themselves, break off pieces. I had them closed up a bit, and she had no place to run and I guess didn't want to share.

 

[Silvopoultry1]

I've never heard of them choking on a mouse, but I've always wondered about that; some of my large fowl cough on seeds that are big, wondered about things bigger... I'm sorry.
Glad you have another Welsummer. Weird. Maybe someone else has come across this??

 

[KreetchaKeepa]

Omg, I'm so sorry!

 

[gimmie birdies]

I just realized I have 3 welsummers!

 

[gimmie birdies]

Thanks all. I have a new generation coming up and I cannot wait to see that they will lay.

 

[Kanekoded]

Good Lord, how on earth...??? Wow!!

 

[CoopBoots]

I'm so sorry! That's very unlucky... When I was a kid we had a plus size hen who swallowed a dead mouse whole... It was alarming but yeah, she had no intention to share. I can totally understand how one might choke and I'll hope my barn cat does a good enough job so that my hens don't encounter any.