I really appreciate all the feed back! We inspected the chicken coop for weak spots and put out mothballs. This morning we still had three chickens. So relieved! However, still worried. I don't think they were killed from a snake bite, but rather strangling and then the snake attempted to...
I contacted the farmer who sold us our chicks to see if he had any similar problems. the only thing he could come up with to explain why two chickens would have died the same night is a snake. he said he lost 5-6 in one night due to a snake. while i have never seen a snake in my backyard, nor...
This morning I found my two white leghorn hens dead. They were laying under the nesting box where sometimes they prefer to sleep. There were no noticeable signs of struggle or injury and no blood anywhere. I also have two red-sex link hens and one black australorp. The two leghorns are the...