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post #11 of 40
8/17/11 at 10:53am

Max, I am very sorry for your loss.  How did the coyote get your chickens?  Did he break into your coop?  You do lock them up at night, don't you?

Proud owner of some nice show quality Buckeyes and Silver Penciled Plymouth Rocks.  I love gardening and being outdoors.  I'm lucky to have a great family, and two cute dogs.  I live out in the country on six wooded acres and it's just paradise!  (Except the mortgage payment and bills, of course)

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Proud owner of some nice show quality Buckeyes and Silver Penciled Plymouth Rocks.  I love gardening and being outdoors.  I'm lucky to have a great family, and two cute dogs.  I live out in the country on six wooded acres and it's just paradise!  (Except the mortgage payment and bills, of course)

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post #12 of 40
8/17/11 at 10:57am
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Originally Posted by LisaAnnW 

Max, I've seen you post before - we're in Florida too.  I'm so shocked...so sorry this happened to your flock!

I have raised chickens for over thirty years, and had my share of tragedies, so I'll give you my best motherly advice:  after you've dealt with the predator, rework your coop/run to make it more secure, and get some more feathered friends.  Give yourself time, but don't give up completely. 

Again, so sorry.


Thanks but I honestly don't want chickens anymore. I am going to be a freshman in highschool and I want to focus on my studeis and my baseball.
Chicmom- I don't know how they got in. Yes I lock them up every night.

Had a Coyote raid and killed all my birds. He gets my chickens we get his head.
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Had a Coyote raid and killed all my birds. He gets my chickens we get his head.
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post #13 of 40
8/17/11 at 10:58am
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Originally Posted by LisaAnnW 

Max, I've seen you post before - we're in Florida too.  I'm so shocked...so sorry this happened to your flock!

I have raised chickens for over thirty years, and had my share of tragedies, so I'll give you my best motherly advice:  after you've dealt with the predator, rework your coop/run to make it more secure, and get some more feathered friends.  Give yourself time, but don't give up completely. 

Again, so sorry.


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Don't give up, but treat this like a learning experience.  Coyotes are opportunists, and they are always testing and looking for things to "scavange" which are left out - could be garbage, a toy poodle or a backyard full of chickens.  Now that you are aware that coyotes are a possible problem where you live, you can find out where they got in and fix it.

I have: Bantam Naked Necks, Mini Cheviot Sheep, Mini Rex, Jersey Wooly & Lionhead Rabbits
Wish List: CAE Free Nigerian Dwarfs or Pygmy goats.  Bantam NN's Quality Silkies, Runner Duck, LF Moderns, Bantam Cornish and Anything Chocolate!

 

Selling Locally: Hatching eggs, Mini Rex, Jersey Wooly & Lionhead Baby Bunnies

Re-homing: (free to BYC'rs) Mini Rex Rabbits: Blue Buck (Pedigreed), Black...

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I have: Bantam Naked Necks, Mini Cheviot Sheep, Mini Rex, Jersey Wooly & Lionhead Rabbits
Wish List: CAE Free Nigerian Dwarfs or Pygmy goats.  Bantam NN's Quality Silkies, Runner Duck, LF Moderns, Bantam Cornish and Anything Chocolate!

 

Selling Locally: Hatching eggs, Mini Rex, Jersey Wooly & Lionhead Baby Bunnies

Re-homing: (free to BYC'rs) Mini Rex Rabbits: Blue Buck (Pedigreed), Black...

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post #14 of 40
8/17/11 at 11:01am
Thread Starter 
Quote:
Originally Posted by RHRanch 
Quote:
Originally Posted by LisaAnnW 

Max, I've seen you post before - we're in Florida too.  I'm so shocked...so sorry this happened to your flock!

I have raised chickens for over thirty years, and had my share of tragedies, so I'll give you my best motherly advice:  after you've dealt with the predator, rework your coop/run to make it more secure, and get some more feathered friends.  Give yourself time, but don't give up completely. 

Again, so sorry.


This X2

Don't give up, but treat this like a learning experience.  Coyotes are opportunists, and they are always testing and looking for things to "scavange" which are left out - could be garbage, a toy poodle or a backyard full of chickens.  Now that you are aware that coyotes are a possible problem where you live, you can find out where they got in and fix it.


Please read my above post.

Had a Coyote raid and killed all my birds. He gets my chickens we get his head.
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Had a Coyote raid and killed all my birds. He gets my chickens we get his head.
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post #15 of 40
8/17/11 at 11:03am
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Originally Posted by M To The Maxx 
Quote:
Originally Posted by RHRanch 
Quote:
Originally Posted by LisaAnnW 

Max, I've seen you post before - we're in Florida too.  I'm so shocked...so sorry this happened to your flock!

I have raised chickens for over thirty years, and had my share of tragedies, so I'll give you my best motherly advice:  after you've dealt with the predator, rework your coop/run to make it more secure, and get some more feathered friends.  Give yourself time, but don't give up completely. 

Again, so sorry.


This X2

Don't give up, but treat this like a learning experience.  Coyotes are opportunists, and they are always testing and looking for things to "scavange" which are left out - could be garbage, a toy poodle or a backyard full of chickens.  Now that you are aware that coyotes are a possible problem where you live, you can find out where they got in and fix it.


Please read my above post.


I did.  wink

I have: Bantam Naked Necks, Mini Cheviot Sheep, Mini Rex, Jersey Wooly & Lionhead Rabbits
Wish List: CAE Free Nigerian Dwarfs or Pygmy goats.  Bantam NN's Quality Silkies, Runner Duck, LF Moderns, Bantam Cornish and Anything Chocolate!

 

Selling Locally: Hatching eggs, Mini Rex, Jersey Wooly & Lionhead Baby Bunnies

Re-homing: (free to BYC'rs) Mini Rex Rabbits: Blue Buck (Pedigreed), Black...

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I have: Bantam Naked Necks, Mini Cheviot Sheep, Mini Rex, Jersey Wooly & Lionhead Rabbits
Wish List: CAE Free Nigerian Dwarfs or Pygmy goats.  Bantam NN's Quality Silkies, Runner Duck, LF Moderns, Bantam Cornish and Anything Chocolate!

 

Selling Locally: Hatching eggs, Mini Rex, Jersey Wooly & Lionhead Baby Bunnies

Re-homing: (free to BYC'rs) Mini Rex Rabbits: Blue Buck (Pedigreed), Black...

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post #16 of 40
8/17/11 at 11:16am
Thread Starter 
Quote:
Originally Posted by RHRanch 
Quote:
Originally Posted by M To The Maxx 
Quote:
Originally Posted by RHRanch 


This X2

Don't give up, but treat this like a learning experience.  Coyotes are opportunists, and they are always testing and looking for things to "scavange" which are left out - could be garbage, a toy poodle or a backyard full of chickens.  Now that you are aware that coyotes are a possible problem where you live, you can find out where they got in and fix it.


Please read my above post.


I did.  wink


Thank you but that won't be happening.

Had a Coyote raid and killed all my birds. He gets my chickens we get his head.
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Had a Coyote raid and killed all my birds. He gets my chickens we get his head.
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post #17 of 40
8/17/11 at 11:30am

There is a season for everything in our lives.  You're right...might be time to take a break.  I have a teenager too, priorities change.   Maybe you'll be like me, and take up your avian hobby again in your adult years - with a renewed passion.  Good luck with your studies and your baseball. 

Quote:
Originally Posted by M To The Maxx 
Quote:
Originally Posted by LisaAnnW 

Max, I've seen you post before - we're in Florida too.  I'm so shocked...so sorry this happened to your flock!

I have raised chickens for over thirty years, and had my share of tragedies, so I'll give you my best motherly advice:  after you've dealt with the predator, rework your coop/run to make it more secure, and get some more feathered friends.  Give yourself time, but don't give up completely. 

Again, so sorry.


Thanks but I honestly don't want chickens anymore. I am going to be a freshman in highschool and I want to focus on my studeis and my baseball.
Chicmom- I don't know how they got in. Yes I lock them up every night.

Our animal friends include: a horse, a dog, two cats, four parrots, a finch, a fish, a frog, two rabbits, a hedge hog, lots of ducks, and last but not least...wonderful chickens of various breeds.  RIP Goosedown.
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Our animal friends include: a horse, a dog, two cats, four parrots, a finch, a fish, a frog, two rabbits, a hedge hog, lots of ducks, and last but not least...wonderful chickens of various breeds.  RIP Goosedown.
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post #18 of 40
8/17/11 at 11:32am

Maxx, I am so very sorry to hear this. You don't have to stay away. Hopefully, you will get back into chickens one day soon, though. You love them too much to quit!
hugs

 

~A dog on its owner's property is a pet; A dog on someone else's property is a predator~

 

 

Living the Good Life in the North Georgia Mountains~ Cynthia

 

 

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~A dog on its owner's property is a pet; A dog on someone else's property is a predator~

 

 

Living the Good Life in the North Georgia Mountains~ Cynthia

 

 

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post #19 of 40
8/17/11 at 11:35am

So very sorry for your loss.Hope you get the killer.

2013 Captures-3 coons, 1 possum.
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2013 Captures-3 coons, 1 possum.
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post #20 of 40
8/17/11 at 11:39am

Aww, what a sad scene.  sad  Sorry for the loss of your chickens.

Are you sure it was a coyote?  I wasn't aware we had those in FL.

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