I’ve heard that before but found it unbelievable.
So you will pinky swear that these birds literally, truly drowned to death by looking up at the rain?
Seems like they would pass out, flop over, then start breathing through their mouth while unconscious, thus reviving themselves.
But they just keeled over and died?
It has been a long time but I think I discussed it with the man at the feed store where I bought my chickens. He told me that it was known to happen but not sure if he had seen it himself, maybe.