bobcat

  1. U

    Is this a bobcat?

    Hi there! I have been losing at lot of birds and finally picked this up on trail cam. My ducks stopped going into coop last year and lived in the pond but now they don't go into the pond for some reason (snapping turtle maybe). Since they have been out of the water, every few nights we have lost...
  2. RossAcres

    Bobcat vs Electric Fence HELP

    I am a little worried after talking to a neighbor yesterday. I finally moved all of my birds to the new property. Note: I do not live on the same property as my birds. If you want an explanation on that, please view my other threads. Anyway, I was pulling in to the driveway, when the neighbor...
  3. SwimingWithTheGeese

    Hen got attacked by a bobcat

    Hello all, my lovely hen recently got attacked by a bobcat but was saved thankfully but this morning she’s not doing too good, she’s sitting with her head down and eyes closed and it seems like she’s doing everything to just every breath, she has a couple big spots where her feathers were...
  4. J

    Predators that don't fear people

    I feel like the Rodney Dangerfield of wannabe homesteaders. I get no respect from the wildlife. Predators do not fear me. I generally keep 50-80 chickens. I started off practical with dual purposed breeds, added breeds in to be able to have a rainbow of egg colors, then added rare breeds for...
  5. R

    Hello folks from AZ

    Greetings all from Cave Creek, AZ. Joining to seek advice for deterring a bobcat from preying on our flock (or what's now left of it). We have lost all our mature hens in the past 3 months (the remaining two in as many days). I watched this bobcat walk along the top of adjoining block walls...
  6. SummerTheAnimalGirl

    Bobcat attack, please help!

    Long story short a bobcat attacked one of my hens. He grabbed onto her neck but my dad jumped out of the window and was able to get the bobcat to drop her and run off. There are no bad wounds, just some missing feathers and a little bit of blood but that is the extent of it. She is not acting...
  7. R

    Is this a Coyote proof coop?

    First time chicken owner here. I just released my 4-week old pullets into their coop and now am paranoid that a predictor will take them. I live in Southern California and we have a problem with coyotes and an occasional bobcat. Any thoughts on this?
  8. zenstarling

    totally new here! thoughts on coop design in predator land?

    Hi there, brand new to chickens! Happy to be a part of this forum. I have been thinking about raising chickens for years, and finally feel we're in the place to start this project this year. I have been in research mode for weeks. This site is a goldmine for information, experiences and answers...
  9. J

    Extending height of electric fence?

    Hi all! We have 4ft. tall electric poultry netting and it’s worked great for 1.5y until a bobcat jumped into the run a few days ago and got at least 2 chickens. One was just dead without injury- maybe a heart attack from seeing the bobcat? 😞 I tested the fence voltage, it works fine! I think we...
  10. A

    There's a bobcat trying to get my chickens( 4 days now)

    Today I confirmed that a Bobcat is trying to get my chickens. In broad daylight (10am), it's coming at the chickens in the chicken run. It's been scoping out the coop for 2-3 days and today was the day it actively tried to attack. I only caught a glimpse of it yesterday, barely. But today it...
  11. L

    Third Chicken Gone

    I live in southwest Louisiana, in the country with forest around us. This is my first time raising chickens. They were 2 yrs old. Something just started killing them a few months ago. I started out with 7 now I only have 4 left. This predator only kills one at a time. We only see feathers, no...
  12. emmash

    temporary fencing to keep out predators?

    Hi everyone! So as some background, I've had the same set up for my flock of ten hens for three years now: an above ground coop with about 30'x20' of pen room. The ground in the pen is very hard and has lots of pebbles on top, so I like to let them out into my backyard at least once a week to...
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  13. Quacking ducks

    How can I get my duck house and pen bobcat Proof

    Hi, I have been hearing a bobcat around our house at night different times. Does anyone know how I can bobcat proof my duck house and pen? Thank you
  14. Top 10 Chicken Predators

    Top 10 Chicken Predators

    From aerial to ground predators, chickens often fall prey to many of these. There are many different things that happen from the most obvious to the least. No matter what, it seems like they're always getting into trouble. But we can limit predator attacks if we know how to prevent them. From...
  15. abita17

    Bobcat attack

    Our orpington Brown chick was attacked by a bobcat last night. Its miraculous that she lived- I don’t think I’ve ever prayed for a chicken but I did last night! Her breathing was so labored I thought her lungs were filling with blood- but this morning- aside from seeming pretty traumatized-she...
  16. pwhit

    How to predator-proof a chain-link gate?

    [WARNING: PICTURE SHOWING BLOOD AND FEATHERS] A bobcat (we're pretty sure) killed 8 of our 12 chickens through a chain-link fence two days ago. (Never had any problems in 3 1/2 years of keeping chickens, but now we've learned the hard way why people use hardware cloth on the run.) It actually...
  17. AudieWarren

    Bobcat.... Maybe?

    found one of my bourbon reds this morning partially buried. We know for a fact bobcats, foxes, and coyotes are in the area. Last week a turkey was killed in broad daylight. He was still when we found him. Now we found a Jenny partially buried. I'm almost certain it's a bobcat. I just want to...
  18. peacockfarmer

    Scarecrow that works for Bobcat, Coyote and Cougar

    First Iteration: Head rotates with breeze Solar Powered radio plays loud R&R music all day without batteries 4-Beer can windchime and flicker Ebay 6V solar collector on shoulder, radio pulled out of pocket so you can see it Second Iteration: Body has a tail-vane and rotates on a pivot Head...
  19. VickisChickis

    Wing Paralysis from Bobcat Attack!!!

    Hello All- A few weeks ago my Barred Rock hen was attacked by a Bobcat. She had no puncture wounds but we could tell something was wrong with her wing. There was no sign of a break anywhere, but she was pretty sick for a while. We "nursed" her back to health with antibiotics and a lot of TLC &...
  20. joe12pack

    Bobcat wipes out my entire flock in 2 hours

    Long story.. but I was away on vacation for 3 weeks and had someone chicken-sit for me. One of the doors in the rear of the coop was some how opened by the chickens (probably one of the chickens fell off a perch and in trying to hang on put pressure on the door and popped the latch and opened...
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