Your post sent up some warning flags in my mind.......a year or few back there'd been some kind of an alert out about finding unusual circumstances of dead wild etc birds – some sort of a deadly disease or virus that was going around, be carried all over the nation by wild birds. My memory's not recalling everything there was about that alert, except that we were to call the local University extension or DNR and report it – not sure if they even took in & did autopsies on the birds. That might be something you'd want to do, especially if you keep finding more dead birds......maybe even just for a "best be safe than sorry" thing.
I'd ruled out it's being a dog or some other kind of animal myself when you'd said there were no obvious signs of injuries or feathers missing. There'd've been at least a few indicative puncture woulds or at the very minimum some feathers missing.
Kate in WI
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Ok, I am totally stumped. I came home today to find 2 dead pigeon/doves (not sure which they are). One in the coop and one about 10 feet directly outside the coop (there's no run as they're completely free range during the day). I assumed that the birds got into the coop and were killed by my chickens. The wild birds often get into the coop to eat the food.
But then I found my rooster on the patio underneath the table... looks like he's been dead for hours. He was alive and well when I left for work this morning!! None of the 3 dead birds (2 pigeons and my rooster) have any obvious injuries or feathers missing or anything! The rooster did have a little blood around his beak and comb, like maybe he coughed it up or something??? I have no idea.
I am so freaked out! I have 10 other chickens that all seem fine....
I always pay attention to their stools, and nothing seemed weird or different lately...
What could have killed those 3 birds all within a matter of hours, with no signs of injury or struggle??
Could it be some kind of disease? Should I not be eating the hens' eggs for a while??
What should I do?!
Thanks,
Katie >>
Ok, I am totally stumped. I came home today to find 2 dead pigeon/doves (not sure which they are). One in the coop and one about 10 feet directly outside the coop (there's no run as they're completely free range during the day). I assumed that the birds got into the coop and were killed by my chickens. The wild birds often get into the coop to eat the food.
But then I found my rooster on the patio underneath the table... looks like he's been dead for hours. He was alive and well when I left for work this morning!! None of the 3 dead birds (2 pigeons and my rooster) have any obvious injuries or feathers missing or anything! The rooster did have a little blood around his beak and comb, like maybe he coughed it up or something??? I have no idea.
I am so freaked out! I have 10 other chickens that all seem fine....
I always pay attention to their stools, and nothing seemed weird or different lately...
What could have killed those 3 birds all within a matter of hours, with no signs of injury or struggle??
Could it be some kind of disease? Should I not be eating the hens' eggs for a while??
What should I do?!
Thanks,
Katie >>
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