Turns out I only have one chicken left. After closer inspection of them I found that Pepper had blood on his chest. I'll spare the graphic details and say instead that he had to be put down. So in one night I lost 6 chickens. I have moved their enclosure to an area where I can closer watch until...
Northern Wisconsin... so the raccoon does sound like it is the villan in this. Now if I could just stop crying long enough to get some traps set. I just dont know what to do. Will he come back during the day? Should I be worried about the last two chickens and the ducklings?
I've got plenty of guns, almost feel bad about it but I'm out after my own little twisted revenge. I'll be staking out the chickens tonight, I know that the pred will be back. I just have a very hard time imaginine something able to do that to chickens. I am absolutly heartbroken. I can't get...
Yesterday I started adding to my family. Because that is what all the animals I take in are...family. I became the proud owner of two ducklings, a very young turkey and 7 chickens nearly old enough to start laying. (but not quite old enough to sex) We didnt get the coop finished in time for...