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I know this is a very old post, but hoping you might solve a mystery. My very large cochin was found dead in the yard with neck injuries. A coyote would have taken the whole animal. Could this chicken have been too large for a hawk to fly off with? Thanks.

I had the same thing happen, and am certain my hen was attacked by one of my others. I applied the Terramycin for about 5 days, and she is finally opening that eye again. The eyeball is intact, but it is dubious as to how good the vision is, as the pupil is offset now. She walked around in...

Well, we just went through this too & perhaps I can shed some light. Our beloved 5 year old buff acted a bit confused on Wednesday (couldn't remember how to get in the coop), by Thursday a.m., couldn't stand at all. Brought her indoors - still had a good appetite, but couldn't drink laying down...

Thanks for your kind thoughts. Wish I had read more of these forums before building our coop, but didn't even know we had those varmints here - hoping to warn other chicken owners in Colorado!

Just for the record, whatever got into my coop probably had to climb UP the turret and through the larger fencing at top. Everything else is doubled up six ways to Sunday (we also have 2 rabbits - untouched - that have not escaped this enclosure). Dead hens found just behind upper red door. Margaret

Hi Tammy - we lost two out of our five, and my kids were at school when I found them, so I get to break that news this afternoon. I try not to get too attached to the chickens, but when they have names..... Being at the bottom of the food chain, I expected them to become prey at some point -...

PS. Terrified remaining chickens are currently in my basement!

Same thing happened to us this morning! Two headless birds, my favorite astrolorp one of them. We live in Lakewood, Colorado, and had built what we thought was a predator-proof hen house, the largest opening in the mesh perhaps 4 inches wide. Knew we were protected against foxes, coyotes and...