Jrd7788
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- Oct 27, 2018
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I had a barnyard mix roo just drop dead here. No change in diet, surroundings and temp was steady 50s . His feathers were scattered everywhere, when I found him he wasn’t stiff yet and still warm. One part looked to have been pecked by other chickens. Not likely to have been a predator unless it was my guard dog which I highly doubt. I also have two Holstein heifer calves that could’ve stepped on him, but that wouldn’t explain the peck marks and scattered feathers. He probably weighed 7 pounds. My birds eat a mix of bird seed, black oil sunflower seeds, cat food, producers mini pellets, and corn when it’s cold. I have 5 other roosters and a bunch of hens and a guinea who could be suspects as well. Sometimes the roosters squabble with each other but have never seriously hurt each other.He was acting fine the morning before his death. Any ideas what killed him?
I had a barnyard mix roo just drop dead here. No change in diet, surroundings and temp was steady 50s . His feathers were scattered everywhere, when I found him he wasn’t stiff yet and still warm. One part looked to have been pecked by other chickens. Not likely to have been a predator unless it was my guard dog which I highly doubt. I also have two Holstein heifer calves that could’ve stepped on him, but that wouldn’t explain the peck marks and scattered feathers. He probably weighed 7 pounds. My birds eat a mix of bird seed, black oil sunflower seeds, cat food, producers mini pellets, and corn when it’s cold. I have 5 other roosters and a bunch of hens and a guinea who could be suspects as well. Sometimes the roosters squabble with each other but have never seriously hurt each other.He was acting fine the morning before his death. Any ideas what killed him?
