Hi everyone,
About an hour ago, I gave my girls some treats from the garden (carrot tops, and a tomato) and within 15 minutes from coming back to the house I looked out at them, and one looked like it was laying on the ground. I thought she looked "dead", but wasn't too worried because I had seen some pics on this site of chickens that lay down and take naps. Then my son went out to the coop and came back with her. She did die! My DH just told me she broke her neck. She must have either flown into something, or got her head in the chicken wire, I don't know. My question is, do the other girls know now that one is missing, and what now happens to the pecking order? I am sad... we are new to this and have not lost one yet....
About an hour ago, I gave my girls some treats from the garden (carrot tops, and a tomato) and within 15 minutes from coming back to the house I looked out at them, and one looked like it was laying on the ground. I thought she looked "dead", but wasn't too worried because I had seen some pics on this site of chickens that lay down and take naps. Then my son went out to the coop and came back with her. She did die! My DH just told me she broke her neck. She must have either flown into something, or got her head in the chicken wire, I don't know. My question is, do the other girls know now that one is missing, and what now happens to the pecking order? I am sad... we are new to this and have not lost one yet....