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Yeah just googled mink. It was definitely a mink. I have a trap that will hold it but I don't know what to put in it. Tho he may not come back. Had the pellet gun double loaded aimed for his head and definitely hit him. Just don't know if it killed him.

Last night something got in the coop and killed 7 of my hens. But only found 6 bodies. I assumed it was a raccoon until this afternoon one of the 4 remaining hens was laying an egg and all of a sudden came up out of the coop like a bat out of hell. Me and the rooster ran side by side (literally)...

Thought I would update this thread. I am happy to say that this broody is still being mamma of the year to the 9 eight week old chicks that arent even hers and the 5 seven week old chicks that are hers. I am amazed that she is still just as watchful and protective now as she was 2 months ago...

Thank you for the compliments on her. Yeah she is definitely a good one. She might be thanking her lucky stars now that 7 of hers didnt make it or she would be watching after 22 instead of only 15 lol.

Sorry it took a couple days. Been really busy. But here is the hen who is taking care of two seperate hatchlings and doing a great job!

Well update...hen has completely snapped out of her broody stage and tried rejoining the others today but it was a struggle for her. Right back to the bottom of the pecking order she went so she kind of hung out by herself most of the day. Well actually she followed me everywhere...

Thank you bethel3330!

While I must admit I didnt physically see her do it but my gut feeling says yeah. She was pecking at them pretty hard yesterday and I have yet to see any of the other chicks being aggresive. And yes I killed a snake in another brood pen but snakes dont kill just for the fun of it. And this chick...

@ centrachid....no way is confinement a product of what I am experiencing! They roam my entire farm ALL DAY LONG!! No chicken is cooped up ever. Well except my rooster but he is in time out and that is another story. They are only locked up during darkness.

Anyways this is the picture I was trying to upload. She doesnt look too homicidal to me. She went right into the broody pen with the chicks and curled up with all of them with wings open. But I am not taking any chances so I pulled her out and stuck her on the roosting pole.

Thank you greasemonkey. It has been a long day. Not only did the one hen kill her chick but also found a 6 foot long black snake in a broody pen where a hen just hatched chicks 4 days ago. Different hen btw. And it ate 5 in one sitting and then curled up underneath the pine shavings in the...

Nevermind this site sucks big time!!! Wouldnt upload the picture! Sick of it peace out

On second thought does this look like a homocidal bipolar psycho mama hen?? She has been pecking her chicks like crazy all day and running from them now that it is getting dark she is 2014 mama of the year again!?!?!?!?! I am lost!

Thank you very much Enola!! That is the answer I was searching for. They actually are out all day long and she started pecking them yesterday. They are only in the broody pen at night. So I will not allow her back in the broody pen at night. Only the chicks. Thank you for your help.

I tried to check out that link but my stupid smartphone is not happy right now for some reason. I will try again later.

Yeah I have heard all about hens killing chicks when they hatch. Not the situation I have. These chicks are a month old and up until yesterday she has been mom of the year!!! Why all of a sudden the aggression. This is my first hatch of chicks to take care of. So I assume constant pecking is not...

Yesterday I started noticing one of my hens starting to peck all of her 4 1/2 week old chicks. This morning I find one pecked to death in her broody pen. Let them out and all day long she has been pecking at all of them. I assume she is done with them but is all this pecking normal when they...

Well I took the other hen saver aprons off the other hens and left the one on the hen where I cut the throat latch. And now she doesn't mind it at all and seems to stay on fine. But when I let them out this morning my roo started attacking her and running her off from the flock! He attacked her...

A couple of my hens have developed bare backs due to most of my other hens going broody all at once so my roo is down to just a handful to take care of. I bought some of the "hen saver" single strap fixed shoulder protector aprons. And WHALA my hens are moonwalking all over the place. I was told...

Well I agree and still cant figure out what it was. But it wasnt getting out alive regardless. I never felt like a snake was the culprit. Even if it was a weasel it would have to be a small one to get in. And it ate 4 good sized chicks and left 3. All whom were sleeping underneath their mama...