Bizarre chook death?

[Dashy]

Dashy, I think the saying is "turned up her toes and dropped off the perch".

Ah, sorry about that. Have been saying it wrongly all these years.

[Hans Mum]

sorry to hear this Snadge.....its probably just one of those things, but lucky ex-batts who get you for a 'dad'

[tlck9]

sorry to hear your news, what a shock

[HayleyB]

We had a girl fall off her perch in shock once when OH turned on the lights in the middle of the night, she made a thud but was ok (perch is only about 8 inches above ledge).

Dambusters movie - chicken farmer writing to MOD to complain the night test flights over his farm "my chickens are falling off their perches and laying premature eggs"

[Hilary B]

I am not convinced that falling from the perch would kill a healthy chook, unless perhaps she was PUSHED off by the others?
At that sort of height she should be able to land 'right way up', and a broken neck seems an unlikely effect of landing any other way than beak first!
Remember the 'mine shaft' thing
A mouse falling down a mineshaft will squeak and run off, a cat will be badly shaken, but OK after a rest, a medium sized dog will howl about broken legs, a large dog will be killed outright.
I can't see the landing being that drastic for a chook, unless it was already in serious trouble.

[Flummery]

Sorry to hear that. I suspect she was already dead when she landed and broke her neck though, Snadger. Such a shock to find her though.

[petal]

poor thing, I expect she died then just fell off. I love light sussex hens they have such pleasant temperaments.

[its hilly]

Aww sorry Snadger, its just not been lucky for you with your chooks lately has it? Fingers crossed all will be well from now on.