We got an egg yesterday morning!!! Hopefully they are on the mend with the raccoon attack. Funny thing was, this is the first egg that was not in the actual nesting box in the roost. So we'll see where the next eggs are! Lol
Thanks for all that replied!
Thanks for the link! We took some major precautions the very next day so we didn't loose all of our hens. But always good to make sure there's nothing we missed.
Thank you, I'm happy to have found a flock! Lol
Thanks for everyone's feedback. I'm definetely keeping an eye for predators, molting, and what they are eating. I have a black chicken that seems the most scared by the whole ordeal. Just sad to see them this way. They still get pretty happy when...
They were a little older when we got them. Not brand new chicks. I haven't noticed a ton of feathers missing but I'll definetely up their calciumand protein. We give them layer feed and scraps. They also free range from time to time. I appreciate your help. I really hope it's just coincidence...
Thank you, it was really sad for all of us. We
Trapped what we think was the criminal the next night. **** thing was coming back for the last 3. We trapped another raccoon 2 night later and left the trap out and nothing since. I'll look into molting...thanks again!
New poster So we've had our chickens since June. We had 5. About a month ago we were getting regular eggs daily. Just starting too anyways. Then came a raccoon and took 2 of my hens.
After the attack our hens seemed very sad and didn't make any real noises. They seemed stressed. We had 2 Buff...