Somthing attacked my chickens anyone know what it could be?

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Jennifer1983

Jennifer1983

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We live in town and our yard is privacy fenced 6 feet high. The hens are in the yard and in there own dog kennel with netting over it. They have a 2 coops but have always chose to sleep on top of the coops instead of actually inside of them. Last night somthing killed most of the chickens (large buff Orpingtons) and hurt the remaining ones. What ever got them did not eat them only killed them. Feathers were everywhere . The ones that are hurt have holes in there stomachs. The bodies were alol over the yard. I walked the whole fence line and saw no way anything could have gotten in other than over the 6 foot fence. At first glance I thought the attacker had to be a dog but how could it get in ! My kids are devastated and so am I . We are buying a shed today to use as a coop to try and protect the remaing chickens. I just can't seem to figure out what should kill that many and not even eat them ! If you have any ideas please let me know and any other tips for keeping the rest of my chickens safe.
 
Racoons, coyotes, weasel family all laugh at a 6-foot fence. Also possible something got under. I'm sorry but there's just no way anyone here can say what did it. I always suspect raccoon as guilty until proven innocent, but in the absence of much better evidence, nobody can say who the guilty party was.
 
tcstoehr said:
Racoons, coyotes, weasel family all laugh at a 6-foot fence. Also possible something got under. I'm sorry but there's just no way anyone here can say what did it. I always suspect raccoon as guilty until proven innocent, but in the absence of much better evidence, nobody can say who the guilty party was.
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Even a 7 foot fence is not coyote proof.

Large buff Orpingtons may prove to heavy for a coyote to carry over a fence. This time of year coyotes and foxes indiscriminately kill large numbers of prey then dump the bodies around the den for their pups to either eat, play with, or ignore. You can often times find an active den with pups by walking up wind and sniffing for rotten meat.
 
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Oh my gosh !! I would have not thought that they would be able to jump that and be so bold in town ! My kids play in my yard ! This is scary . Thank you for sharing. I may have to put up trick electric wire or something. We did buy a shed today that had been converted into a coop . Took 7 hours to drive and load/ unload. I just hate that we had to learn the hard way. My 8 year old hatched and raised those chickens and they just started laying last week.
 
So sorry! Most of us have learned the hard way about predators, and it's really awful. Any birds with wounds into their abdomen should go the vet or be euthanized immediately. Wounds in the skin can heal, but wounds in the gut are NOT good. Mary
 
Jennifer1983 said:
Oh my gosh !! I would have not thought that they would be able to jump that and be so bold in town ! My kids play in my yard ! This is scary . Thank you for sharing. I may have to put up trick electric wire or something. We did buy a shed today that had been converted into a coop . Took 7 hours to drive and load/ unload. I just hate that we had to learn the hard way. My 8 year old hatched and raised those chickens and they just started laying last week.
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Why not look into a coyote roller?

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