Wow..........20 chickens?? Bummer! Were they real young? I know someone who lost 50 young ones to a weasel. I guess they kill just to kill. He was gone on vacation for a few days, so it may have just kept coming back.
I live in the woods, so I have to have Fort Knox. Unfortunately, I...
P.S. A couple more thoughts........whatever attacked your chicken now knows where they are. Please figure out how to keep them safer now.
Also, when my chickens were attacked by a coon (after that, I reinforced their run), even the ones that weren't physically hurt, seemed to go into a...
I thought my run was secure, but 2 years ago a coon got in and killed 2 hens, and attacked another. She had her skin torn off in about a 4"x3" area on her back. Its important to keep flies away from the wound, or they will lay eggs in it. I cleaned it off with a diluted betadine solution...