Stress Kills

[monischicks]

I lost 4 chickens in the past 3 weeks ... No signs of bites, sickness etc... Today one of them was killed by a predator ... And another one was dead inside the chicken coop with no markings... I'm devastated!!! I found a skunk hole close to our chicken coop... I belive he killed one of my girls last night but what about the others? Can the skunk stress a chicken to death?!!!!

 

[Sixpets]

I very much think so

 

[centrarchid]

I lost 4 chickens in the past 3 weeks ... No signs of bites, sickness etc... Today one of them was killed by a predator ... And another one was dead inside the chicken coop with no markings... I'm devastated!!! I found a skunk hole close to our chicken coop... I belive he killed one of my girls last night but what about the others? Can the skunk stress a chicken to death?!!!!

Can you show a picture of setup? A picture of dead chicken, especially the head and neck area? Pictures of live animals also helpful.