Me neither! There are already a ton of coyotes that make me nervous even though it is highly unlikely they would attack me. The flock is certainly less entertaining, but what can I do. I was thinking of adding more birds, but they are all so healthy otherwise that I don't want to risk it. I...
You never really know what's out here. We had reports of a black panther a few years ago lol. I've seen Bobcats in nearby areas, so that's a possibility, and one I think would be pretty cool actually. I'd be honored to feed a bobcat.
Okay, so I lost some chickens. There are no bodies, very little feathers lost, but there was a small trail into my neighbor's overgrown yard. My dog found and killed a 'possum near the trail, but I am still not convinced. There were piles of feathers nearly 100 yards from the coop, and I...
If it makes you feel any better, I've seen them eat live mice, frogs, and other things like that. They are hunters/scavengers by nature (at least when it comes to small things). I think there can be issues in more sensitive breeds, but a RIR shouldn't have any issues.
They can digest it, but as far as diseases, I'm not sure. If it has been decomposing for a while, they will probably have some issues. If it recently died, it depends on the cause. If it died from rabies (which 1/20 bats has), chickens do not get rabies so you are okay. Not sure about...