I have not, as the tunnel was at the very side, appears to be going under the barn. Meanwhile there is a new tunnel, also right by where they lay their eggs, also right at the edge of the wall, so cant follow it. I am now assuming a rat. Its pretty cold here with snow and the ground is frozen...
Thank you for asking!! I had the game cam up for three nights and nothing showed up. But, meanwhile I discovered these "holes" in the straw right next to the nesting box I found her in (I use dog kennels as nesting boxes). And also today I found that all eggs were gone! I am suspecting a rat?
Damn! A Skunk? Never thought they would kill chickens? I have an idea where it may have gotten in, going to fix that quickly before work and going to hang up game cam as well tomorrow, Just hoping they stay safe for tonight while I work and tomorrow I can do some more investigating, research and...
Hi all, I recently moved to Virginia from Arizona, and have just lost my first chicken to a predator. The coop is part of my barn, I cant see where anything came in. The chicken killed was one that slept on the floor, she had a deformed foot and was not able to fly or jump. The strange thing to...