Who Killed my Chicken at night? Bruise on head and a bit of bleeding on neck.

[BigOneClaire]

I've lost two of my best chickens last night and today. My chickens do sleep above the ground, they sleep on branches of the tree. I have no problems at the start, they fly on the tree to sleep and get down when the sun rises in the morning. But yesterday I was so devastated to see that one of my chickens fell off the tree lying on the ground with bruised neck and head. There is no big incision in the neck but there is a sign of bleeding. I feel so bad about how my favorite chicken died, not knowing the reason of it. I really feelbad for I treat all my chickens as pets. That's why last night I decided to put my chicken inside a cage so they will be safe at night. But unfortunately, one of my chickens was left outside and slept in the tree. And again as I woke up this morning I've found him dead with same state of how my chicken died yesterday. I live in the Philippines that's why we do not have fox, opossum or what. Is it possible that my chickens was killed by a bigger bird or a bat? I don't really know what predator am I dealing with.

 

[azygous]

That's just so sad. I'm so sorry for you losing these birds. I believe something such as this great bird https://www.theanimalfiles.com/birds/birds_of_prey/philippine_eagle.html could have killed your chickens as they were roosting in the tree.

 

[cmom]

So sorry for your loss. Maybe a coon or an owl. I wouldn't let my birds roost in trees. Too vulnerable to some predators. I don't close the pop doors to my coops and have nice large pens for my birds that are covered with good heavy duty netting. I also have electric wires around my coops and pens and concrete under the gates all due to losses from predators in the past. Noting messes with the electric wires. I have my fences grounded so whatever would try to climb the fences and with the electric wires they will know it and hurt. I also have several game cameras up around on my property and most nights I see a predator roaming on at least one of the cameras. Good luck...

 

[BigOneClaire]

That's just so sad. I'm so sorry for you losing these birds. I believe something such as this great bird https://www.theanimalfiles.com/birds/birds_of_prey/philippine_eagle.html could have killed your chickens as they were roosting in the tree.

Thank you, I'll go check it right away. I really wanna know who's targeting my chickens.

 

[BigOneClaire]

So sorry for your loss. Maybe a coon or an owl. I wouldn't let my birds roost in trees. Too vulnerable to some predators. I don't close the pop doors to my coops and have nice large pens for my birds that are covered with good heavy duty netting. I also have electric wires around my coops and pens and concrete under the gates all due to losses from predators in the past. Noting messes with the electric wires. I have my fences grounded so whatever would try to climb the fences and with the electric wires they will know it and hurt. I also have several game cameras up around on my property and most nights I see a predator roaming on at least one of the cameras. Good luck...

I guess I should also start doing something like yours, it's just that over the years in our town chickens are fine sleeping in the tree nut until now. Thank you for the idea.