Yes, hardware cloth around the run and a very solid coop. However the yard (where she was taken) is fenced in with a mix of Omlet fencing, chicken wire, but mostly galvanized rolls of 4 inch by 2 inch grid (the kind you get at Lowes or Home Depot).
It's not as much of a mystery now (we have...
Thanks for the replies.
We are in Central Virginia.
Just took a walk around outside and found one roosting on the Heat Pump! (Luckily it has not been turning on)
So it seems she scattered when one was taken and would not come out when we searched earlier. Glad to have her back!
Hi All,
I went out to close up our four chickens tonight and found only two left. It was raining lightly and cloudy but still light out. Both chickens were seen just an hour earlier. There was no trace of either of them having been taken.
Anyone got any ideas on what sort of predator could...
Hi, thanks for your response.
I will check it again later tonight and see if it has changed. I was planning on injecting the other breast so if the first one looks good i will try again, following your instructions.
Hi all,
I have a Barred Rock that got a wound which got infected. She is a very flighty bird and managed to hide it from me to the point that it got maggots in it. After reading through some other threads here i got the wound cleaned, removed all the maggots with tweezers, cut back the...