Oh no, norabell, I'm so sorry! :( I loved mine too.
This was my first time losing my flock, so it was a hard lesson to learn.
I was even more frustrated that they were nabbed in their sleep versus when I knew I was taking a risk by letting them free range.
And, yes, absolutely about the...
Someone just confirmed for me, we definitely have coyotes around here too. I feel like that was kind of small hole in the wire for one of them, eh?
The thing Shellz said about a fox plucking the feathers, seems about right for this too. Especially with that huge pile of 'em at the end of our...
I'm definitely considering a game cam with all the cool pics people have been posting. I want to know, but I'd probably hate to see the pictures... Ya know?
I walked down the driveway, I saw a big pile of feathers, but no body down there. So no help there, unless he saw something different.
I...
Thank you both for reading and replying.
Given the size of the hole in wire, I'm thinking fox too, even though I was sure it was a raccoon for a while.
My husband is dead set on trapping it, whatever it is. Even then, I'll never know for sure that we got the right guy.
He just got home, he said...
Hi everyone! Long time lurker here, but I need your help so I'm finally posting.
I wish it was just a cute picture or something awesome, but it's not.
Sorry for a lengthy post, I'm just trying to give enough details.
Also, there's nothing super graphic, so read on, unless you get the sads real...