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No, not 6" X 6". I meant .6" X .6". I need coffee. And I'm glad you liked the story. I like it when people follow through with their questions so everyone can understand the resolution even if they were wrong like me.

I don't know. I think it was maybe breaking the necks (or otherwise beating them up really bad) of the big chickens that tried to defend the babies and then just took off with the little ones. There were some tiny abrasions around the face. Looked like peck marks to me or even places where ants...

I got mine on Amazon. It's a Moultrie. The cheapest one that had nighttime capability. I got a 32 GB card. It's easy to use. It has to be for me to be able to use it. :-) I think I spent $130 including batteries. Also records video although I've never used that feature. Takes great pics right...

The thing is, we thought that area was covered. I had covered it last winter due to an abundance of caution We even went back and checked the hardware cloth on both sides. We couldn't even tell it had been disturbed. Crafty indeed. And I'm so so glad everyone kept me focused on predators. I...

Dead raccoons don't find their way back to my chicken coop. Quick and painless but it had to be done

Update!!! Moooohahahaha!!!! He pulled all that cord in there with him. Small price to pay.

Well. My faith is restored in chicken kind. The reason we didn't see that hole is because light doesn't shine through it and we had covered it last winter. I hope I can explain how complicated it is for this guy to have gotten in there. He must have really worked at it for years maybe. The barn...

Ugh. I could have miscounted. It was dark. I'm second guessing myself. Game camera is set up and lashed to a support pole Why would a weasel kill in exactly the same spot in the coop every time? I just don't know.

Last one standing is the guilty party, right? I could have miscounted but I don't think I did. I took some pics. They're not too awful the bird is removed but there's an orange tuft where it was. The firsts will be where the roost was and then then I will show where I moved it.

Well. I came home and there was a dead chicken in the coop. The game camera fell over so it didn't catch anything. Grrrr. I'm so frustrated. I eliminated the area where the dead chickens are found each time. It looks like they can go forward and back but if something's on top of them, they...

Why would a snake kill a chicken and leave it there? How often do snakes eat? These chickens are found dead day after day. Also in the same place in the coop. Here's the update. No dead chickens this morning! Game camera showed nothing except fluffy chicken butts. The grumpy hen is still...

I emailed the agriculture extension agent and he said weasels are very rare in this part of Texas. He noted that there are no known weasel populations in the area. Emphasis on the word "known." BUT the only thing left is that chicken wire. It's the one thing that's a question. So my hand is out...

It's a 40'X40' coop with about a dozen chickens in it. I started with 18. There's a lot of space. That's why I'm perplexed. It defies logic.

Yeah. I thought about that. The coop has a concrete footer on all sides. It goes down about 1.5' and sticks up about 12". I have put chicken wire over the door now but you can see from this old picture.

Okay. No dead chickens this evening! Grumpy hen is still in isolation. BUT! I accidentally locked another hen in with her last night. It was dark. I'm desperate. I only have the use of one arm because I broke my shoulder and the other hen is the color of wood chips. Anyway that hen was fine...

I'm sorry. The hardware cloth is up high where the light shines through. There is poultry mesh on the doors. It's undisturbed. I've never seen a weasel in West Texas. The chickens are also dying during the day. Are weasels diurnal? My neighbor says her cat brings rats into the house...

There is hardware cloth covering where all the light shines through. It's unreal. I promise if I find out, I will let y'all know who the killer is. My boss (jokingly) suggested that when all the other chickens are dead, there will be one standing and that's the killer. I'm hoping it won't get to...

The ones I've seen that aren't eaten look like they're injured around the head and neck area but I can't tell by what.

Thanks so much for responding. I feed Flock Raiser with free choice oyster shell. I usually have some cubed hay in there for forage. The dead birds ages are pullets up to 5 years. Other than a peck on the head now and then, my birds aren't aggressive. Last weekend we sealed every single space a...