Rooster died!! need to know cause !

[Raun&alo]

Okay so when I had left for work which was about at 6 am I received a call from my wife at about 8 o clock saying that one rooster had got out his coop and attacked one that was in his coop. She seperated them and had told me that both couldn’t walk and the one in his coop was badly hurt his scales were completely peeled off from the bottom of his feet and he was shaking and breathing hard and purple bloody. I have no experience in this and they never did this !! They gave them treatment but couldn’t get him to stop belleding from his face she gave him water put him in shade but he didn’t want to eat nor drink water he died 20 min later after he got more purple after helphelp !

 

[ChickenCanoe]

Probably from loss of blood and internal injuries.
I've had some fights but usually one will give up and run away. It happens though.

 

[rebrascora]

How old are these "roosters"?
Are their pens adjacent? Is it possible for them to hop from one pen to another?
It is very difficult to understand your set up or exactly what has occurred from your third hand description. I appreciate that you were not there and are trying to relay information you have been told by telephone, so it is not surprising that it is confusing. The only certain way to establish cause of death is to have a professional necropsy done, so we can only speculate.
Having photos of your set up and perhaps the rooster might point us in the right direction but at this time of year, hormones are surging and there is a much higher likelihood of roosters fighting and even hens for that matter. If one of the roosters got caught or cornered somewhere that he couldn't get away from the dominant bird, it can end in death. With plenty of space, the loser will usually get away before it becomes serious. Bleeding combs due to fighting usually look much worse than they actually are, but without seeing the bird it is difficult to assess. It could also be that one of them had an underlying disease or illness that the stress of fighting triggered and it was that which caused death.

 

[ChickenCanoe]

Good info. I've had several necropsies done. I've only had 3 roosters die other than from predation. In each case, the roosters died of heart attack.

 

[Raun&alo]

How old are these "roosters"?
Are their pens adjacent? Is it possible for them to hop from one pen to another?
It is very difficult to understand your set up or exactly what has occurred from your third hand description. I appreciate that you were not there and are trying to relay information you have been told by telephone, so it is not surprising that it is confusing. The only certain way to establish cause of death is to have a professional necropsy done, so we can only speculate.
Having photos of your set up and perhaps the rooster might point us in the right direction but at this time of year, hormones are surging and there is a much higher likelihood of roosters fighting and even hens for that matter. If one of the roosters got caught or cornered somewhere that he couldn't get away from the dominant bird, it can end in death. With plenty of space, the loser will usually get away before it becomes serious. Bleeding combs due to fighting usually look much worse than they actually are, but without seeing the bird it is difficult to assess. It could also be that one of them had an underlying disease or illness that the stress of fighting triggered and it was that which caused death.[/QUOTE
Well the one that died was a hatch and he was 7 months old. I’ve recently purchased it on Saturday and put him in a dog kennel since I was constructing a coop for it.the other one which is still alive is 2 years old. I accidentally forgot to lock the door so it opened I believe. He was injured from kicking the cage but he’s a lot better now

 

[Raun&alo]

How old are these "roosters"?
Are their pens adjacent? Is it possible for them to hop from one pen to another?
It is very difficult to understand your set up or exactly what has occurred from your third hand description. I appreciate that you were not there and are trying to relay information you have been told by telephone, so it is not surprising that it is confusing. The only certain way to establish cause of death is to have a professional necropsy done, so we can only speculate.
Having photos of your set up and perhaps the rooster might point us in the right direction but at this time of year, hormones are surging and there is a much higher likelihood of roosters fighting and even hens for that matter. If one of the roosters got caught or cornered somewhere that he couldn't get away from the dominant bird, it can end in death. With plenty of space, the loser will usually get away before it becomes serious. Bleeding combs due to fighting usually look much worse than they actually are, but without seeing the bird it is difficult to assess. It could also be that one of them had an underlying disease or illness that the stress of fighting triggered and it was that which caused death.

They’re healthy

 

[Raun&alo]

Here’s what it looked like when it died

 

[rebrascora]

Are you saying that you recently purchased the 7 month old one and have had him less than a week? It's age, recent addition to the flock and the inability to stand after the stress of fighting suggest it might have had an outbreak of Marek's disease. They can look perfectly healthy but be carrying the disease in it's dormant state and then have an outbreak during a period of stress. Moving to a new home is stressful in itself, but the fight with the older rooster might have pushed it over the edge. I hope I am wrong.

 

[4 ever Orpington]

Okay so when I had left for work which was about at 6 am I received a call from my wife at about 8 o clock saying that one rooster had got out his coop and attacked one that was in his coop. She seperated them and had told me that both couldn’t walk and the one in his coop was badly hurt his scales were completely peeled off from the bottom of his feet and he was shaking and breathing hard and purple bloody. I have no experience in this and they never did this !! They gave them treatment but couldn’t get him to stop belleding from his face she gave him water put him in shade but he didn’t want to eat nor drink water he died 20 min later after he got more purple after helphelp !

 

[Raun&alo]

Are you saying that you recently purchased the 7 month old one and have had him less than a week? It's age, recent addition to the flock and the inability to stand after the stress of fighting suggest it might have had an outbreak of Marek's disease. They can look perfectly healthy but be carrying the disease in it's dormant state and then have an outbreak during a period of stress. Moving to a new home is stressful in itself, but the fight with the older rooster might have pushed it over the edge. I hope I am wrong.

Are you saying that you recently purchased the 7 month old one and have had him less than a week? It's age, recent addition to the flock and the inability to stand after the stress of fighting suggest it might have had an outbreak of Marek's disease. They can look perfectly healthy but be carrying the disease in it's dormant state and then have an outbreak during a period of stress. Moving to a new home is stressful in itself, but the fight with the older rooster might have pushed it over the edge. I hope I am wrong.

yes I had him less than a week which is really sad. I purchased it from South Carolina and I live in North Carolina. Although I don’t think he had an outbreak because he seemed very relaxed. But I’m curious how he died and the other one didn’t ?? Because the one that had space was pretty beat up too and couldn’t stand on his legs but he’s better and the other one collapsed. I purchased both in South Carolina. But the one that survived I had him longer here in nc