Mysterious deaths (warning, photos of dead chickens inside)

[BlindLemonChicken]

Do you have pictures of the coop in place?

 

[McChooky]

If I understand correctly there is bear scat in your yard and landscaping disturbed so I assume the chickens saw & heard everything.My guess is the 2 chickens ran inside the coop and the roosters being bolder stayed out.One thing that happens when chicken become frightened and stressed is is drop feathers all over the place.

 

[EggSighted4Life]

This is like a true crime forensic mystery. I MUST KNOW!

Then I would suggest getting a necropsy done by your state lab.

I wonder if those nasty gnats that suffocate chickens played any role?