I lost all but one hen to what I think was a bobcat. I had 3, then one morning had only two and one severely injured and a hole about 4 inches diameter pulled on the edge of a chain link fence. I repaired the fence (it was a strong booger - I'm assuming bobcat due to the size and no carcass...
My chickens were all killed by a bobcat except for one who was severely injured a few weeks ago. I brought her indoors and kept her in a dog kennel in the living room and she has recuperated! ...almost. She didn't move for about 10 days, then began standing occasionally, and now will walk a...
I have an 8 month old hen who is the lone survivor of a bobcat attack! It happened 9 days ago. She is in a dog crate in my living room in a nest box lined with a towel. She drinks water and has begun pecking at her food that I have in her reach. (I had started her with sugar-water, then...
I am fairly new to raising chickens and had a disaster! I had 3 hens that were 8 months old. One of them had been laying 5 eggs a week since she was 6 months old. They were in a totally enclosed chicken coop (wood on one end, top and sides, and chicken wire with a chain-link gate on the other...