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bummer... that's the part I was wondering about, if a BoP would pick the head and neck like that. It was weird how the whole head was bare of skin. It seems really weird that a hawk would work that far on the ground to get to the inside of the coop...but it's entirely possible that it sat in a...

Update on this... I'm now thinking it was NOT the other chickens that pecked her to death upon re-entry into the coop. I went down to check on them, and none are in the coop. They're all perched up in various places around the yard, generally in hidden areas. I think they witnessed the murder...

Unfortunately, free ranging is a must for us. It's healthier for the chickens, they make healthier better eggs, and they lead happier lives. They just have a higher murder rate. When they don't get murdered, they have the happiest chicken lives in the world. Honestly, if we could get rid of...

It would reeeeeally surprise me if a hawk or owl would get into the coop. Not saying it wouldn't be possible, but they'd have to walk a significant distance like a chicken to do it. There's no flying in. I've always heard of hawks and owls killing from above with a fast smash on chickens...

We have a walk in chx coop with auto door that leads into netted run. We generally leave the netted run open (through a door under the coop) so they can wake up and free range. Our chx are totally free ranging, and we lose chickens now and then. More to our own dog than anything (he'll be...