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    Taking a Vacation.

    Pat - that's a hoot about the eggs! Made me smile... Regarding vacations, darn - I've had two 6-day absences and it was expensive because the gal I found to care for them charges $18/trip and I had her coming in the morning to feed and let out and then again in the evening to put away or two...
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    What kills turkeys, ducks, chickens and just leaves the carcasses?

    Thanks, I DO see the utility of such a thing (trail camera), for sure! I don't think I was going to think of that on my own and it beats scouting out the area on my own which, I admit, freaks me out with a flashlight. I wouldn't even want to see any big dogs out there in the dark. I'm...
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    What kills turkeys, ducks, chickens and just leaves the carcasses?

    I never heard of a game camera, but I'll look into it - I'm thinking it must be a kind of video recorder? I'm pretty sure I won't be able to borrow one because I don't know anyone who would have one. And re dogs, we do chase them away when we see them, which is actually rare, like twice this...
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    What kills turkeys, ducks, chickens and just leaves the carcasses?

    This morning, I discovered an injury to one of my other truly FAVORITE turkeys, pictured below, as she was sitting on her roosting spot inside the fence. I do think this injury is survivable - looks like feathers were just plucked from the back behind the neck - but I wonder if this is still...
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    What kills turkeys, ducks, chickens and just leaves the carcasses?

    IHO: The cute little boy lost today:
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    What kills turkeys, ducks, chickens and just leaves the carcasses?

    Cackel, I know what you mean - these are my babies, too, and aside from that, I'm slowly losing any breeding potential I have now - have only breeding sets now of red, white, and blue Cochin and Turkens when I originally had sets of about three times as many breeds. With only one cockerel each...
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    What kills turkeys, ducks, chickens and just leaves the carcasses?

    Thanks for the replies and support. It's like a losing battle in my own yard, which isn't right as I feel my birds deserve to enjoy their lives here, if only I could guarantee their safety - which apparently I cannot, after a huge investment in capital this year for my birds. Just paid someone...
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    What kills turkeys, ducks, chickens and just leaves the carcasses?

    I'm tending to think it's a dog or dogs at this point based upon what I've seen written on this subject. There's no "obvious damage" and I just came back from finding two downed, still warm bodies (dark brahma cockerel and chocolate turkey). I've lost at least 9 birds this way aside from these...
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    One remaining mystery pullet, 2008

    Interesting that yours is friendly, Pinky, because this one is one of the several chickens I have that I hardly ever see because they aren't the ones to hang around the coop if the door's open - they literally go away until time to go back in at dusk. I do have one much prettier one - if I can...
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    Humm, a hawk?

    That's quite bad news as I have some on the fence tonight and even two on top of the chicken house. Very awful about something chewing the legs off the Bobwhites, too - how low can an animal go?
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    One remaining mystery pullet, 2008

    Thanks for the answer, Smoky73. That's perfect and so now I have one regular BA female, this splash BA, and two pretty lousy BA females with some rather deprecating brown on their breasts/hackles, which came from the hatchery that way and might even be crosses. In all of this, I had...
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    Humm, a hawk?

    Are you all thinking one of these predators can literally go get whatever is sitting atop an 8' chain link fence? Of course if it's an owl the answer is a yes, but a coon? I'm still hoping the danger except in the case of the owl would be limited to the turkey or whatever not being atop the...
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    One remaining mystery pullet, 2008

    What would you say she is, anybody? I ordered a couple of instances of 10 brown egg layers and she's either in that category or else a free rare chick. She used to be what I called the "world's smallest chick" when she was a hatchling.
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    Humm, a hawk?

    Great information. As I was putting everyone inside the fence tonight and those into the coop that will go sleep in there these days, I realized how leaving my big wheelbarrow right next to the gate the turkeys like to perch upon could have contributed to the crime scene. Here's how it was...
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    Humm, a hawk?

    I guess it would be bad enough if "a fox" scared the turkey off his/her perch on the top of the fence - and yes, there are foxes in the neighborhood, so maybe that's it. Thanks for the clarification on night hunting and what a hawk and owl can do. Probably a fox... and the geese were upset...
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    Humm, a hawk?

    Well, the one I haven't see today is pretty good-sized, or was. I read where they can probably carry off only half their weight - so this would be have been quite a steal if it occurred that way. Not sure how much these younger turkeys weigh, but they are bigger now than my chickens. Glad in...
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    Humm, a hawk?

    Thanks, sunnydee. Glad it hasn't happened to you. This makes me wonder more about my feeling that I've been seeing fewer of my chickens, too, though never have found any bodies or evidence until now. This time of year is a whir to me, just opening pen in the morning and closing at dark after...
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    Humm, a hawk?

    I've been really lucky until now, but today a pile of white feather this morning maybe 30 feet from where one of my Whilte Holland turkeys was perching on an 8' chain link fence when I locked up whover would go inside the coop last night. SO - since white cochins are accounted for, I think it...
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    Interesting mix, this forum section

    Wow, deerman, you're amazing in my book with all those years devoted! I admire people who maintain an interest in things and don't let other "things", be it people or literally other things, get in the way. I haven't found my ducks and geese to be very personable - they mostly run the other...
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    Young hen appears to have gone broody first time

    Yes, I obviously was making it too easy - lay an egg, become a HEN! Only a woman would think of that, hehe!! I like those coke crates but I'm sure they aren't sold anywhere? Which is why I ended up with the Staples "milk" cartons.
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