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sabrina11

sabrina11

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I have pet well fed rats! One got out and I couldn't find it for a while and 2 of my chicks went missing during the night. I found my rat this morning alive no blood on it. Where are my chicks?????
 
I don't know were you keep your chicke but have you looked under everything, beds couches cars, tables, listened for peeps. If you have snakes around and brooding them in the coop then could they have gotten into the brooder ate and then left.
 
chicklover 1998 said:
I don't know were you keep your chicke but have you looked under everything, beds couches cars, tables, listened for peeps. If you have snakes around and brooding them in the coop then could they have gotten into the brooder ate and then left.
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No snakes and they are inside I looked everywhere. I'm hoping their just hiding somewhere I haven't looked.
 
Rats will sometimes bring chicks back to burrows or hiding spot to eat later. If you heard peeping this morning thats a good sign. How old are the chicks and how long have they been missing. Also what is the temp they are dealing with.

I had one chick get themselves wedged between a board and a hole in the wall behind our brooder. They can get into very tight spots
 
sarahandjay said:
Rats will sometimes bring chicks back to burrows or hiding spot to eat later. If you heard peeping this morning thats a good sign. How old are the chicks and how long have they been missing. Also what is the temp they are dealing with.

I had one chick get themselves wedged between a board and a hole in the wall behind our brooder. They can get into very tight spots
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They have been missing for a day now and they are 11 and 12 days old and the temperature is 72 degrees
We put food and water out for them
 
Keep looking my only concern is if they are stuck somewhere they may not be able to get to the food and water. Where is the brooder located and after you noticed them missing was a door opened to give them access to the rest of the house? Trying to narrow down spots for you
 
sarahandjay said:
Keep looking my only concern is if they are stuck somewhere they may not be able to get to the food and water. Where is the brooder located and after you noticed them missing was a door opened to give them access to the rest of the house? Trying to narrow down spots for you
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We just found them
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They were dead behind a garbage can.
 

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