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    Dead chicks every morning in sealed coup

    I've removed all bedding and searched the entire floor, walls, ceiling. Something has to be coming in, but it must be leaving in a way that covers up it's entrance. Because I'm just standing here looking at the same things over and over. It's driving me nuts. If I spent the night outside the...
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    Dead chicks every morning in sealed coup

    lol yeah, you're right, that was a terrible idea. I'm even worried about killing it so much as I just want to know where it's getting it. I provided inaccurate information before. The only openings in this coup are a crack or two between plastic panels. Not even a mouse could fit through. I'm am...
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    Dead chicks every morning in sealed coup

    Ah shoot, I was able to move the structure to inspect the hole in the ground and there's actually no hole. It was just a small gap between the structure and the floor with some feathers in it. It doesn't lead anywhere. So now I'm totally stumped. I'm sorry for the innacurate information before...
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    Dead chicks every morning in sealed coup

    Thanks for the replies. I am located in New Mexico, just outside of Santa Fe. I overestimated the size of the openings in my coup. There is definitely nothing bigger than an a few millimeters. But on further inspection of that hole in the ground of the coup, it might be a half inch at most. It...
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    Dead chicks every morning in sealed coup

    How small a hole can these critters fit through? I don't have any openings larger that 2 inches
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    Dead chicks every morning in sealed coup

    Just to be more specific about the bodies of the dead chicks. One was missing it's head, one had only its head and wings but no body, and one was fully intact with an exposed bloody neck. The feet show no signs of chewing. It's really looking like a raccoon or a skunk, but there is absolutely no...
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    Dead chicks every morning in sealed coup

    I have about 15 chickens and 25 adolescent chick (about halfway to being full grown) For the last 4 days I've found a dead chick when I open the coup every morning. This morning there were 3 dead chicks. One of them was torn into 3 pieces. And also one of our full grown hens has most of her butt...
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