TheLittleGreenFarm
Hatching
- Mar 31, 2024
- 3
- 2
- 9
My husband and I have about 30 chickens in a large run, no official coop but it does have roosting bars, and a few large enclosed nesting boxes plus a roof. This run came with our property and we just moved the chickens from an actual coop into the run.
We just recently started to enclose the run as well, but had a sudden cold snap with high winds.
This morning I came out and found one of my new pullets dead, her head was under like a “lip” or wood that is meant to border the inside to keep out predators.
There was no blood, she had all body parts, her head wasn’t wet. She was just dead, but had been fine the day prior.
My running theory is they all crowded together in the corner and she got pushed underneath and other had a heart attack or neck snapped.
I love my chicken babies dearly so this was really hard for me and I’d like to avoid it happening again.
I’m hoping for some insight on whether yall think my theory is correct or if there’s possibly something I may have missed.
As of right now, we’re currently working on extending the run out to make it a larger and to enclose the smaller coop they were previously in. We’re also adding in a second enclosed large nesting area that will have one roosting bar.
Should we use sheet plastic or tarps for the open walls? The ground itself it’s covered in straw, one side of the run has been walled up.
We can get electric into the coop as well.
Please advise! I know birds can take colder temperatures but I think it’s the wind that’s getting them.
We just recently started to enclose the run as well, but had a sudden cold snap with high winds.
This morning I came out and found one of my new pullets dead, her head was under like a “lip” or wood that is meant to border the inside to keep out predators.
There was no blood, she had all body parts, her head wasn’t wet. She was just dead, but had been fine the day prior.
My running theory is they all crowded together in the corner and she got pushed underneath and other had a heart attack or neck snapped.
I love my chicken babies dearly so this was really hard for me and I’d like to avoid it happening again.
I’m hoping for some insight on whether yall think my theory is correct or if there’s possibly something I may have missed.
As of right now, we’re currently working on extending the run out to make it a larger and to enclose the smaller coop they were previously in. We’re also adding in a second enclosed large nesting area that will have one roosting bar.
Should we use sheet plastic or tarps for the open walls? The ground itself it’s covered in straw, one side of the run has been walled up.
We can get electric into the coop as well.
Please advise! I know birds can take colder temperatures but I think it’s the wind that’s getting them.
that just happened to me, pullet died out of nowhere. sometimes it just happens
