Unknown death. Please help

[cdmadaio]

What did the other 2 die from?

We don't know, but we're sending one of them in for an autopsy.

 

[cdmadaio]

Maybe Tiny died of fear of being intimated by the bird. Sorry for your loss. I know how it feels.

Thank you so much

 

[cdmadaio]

That might actually be it though. But that wouldn’t explain that there were no claw marks in the baby. So, maybe the hawk was gently going grabbing Tiny then dropped him which killed him. How high is your coop? Maybe that distance killed Tiny.

Coop is about.... 10-12 feet high

 

[aart]

Is that very common for that to happen, she couldn't have used her wings?

She could have been killed on impact of aerial predator attacking, what was dropped was already dead. You'd have to look very close under feather to find wounds from talons of pred. Cover your run with mesh and/or solid roofing.