predator attack

  1. bigD Chicken

    **Graphic** Help! Need to know what killed my chicken

    I have been free ranging my chickens in the past months with no problem. Today one of my girls was killed. It happened during the day between 2-5pm when I was not home. Feathers were scattered and neck was eaten leaving only bones. I am totally new to this and I am not sure what would eat my...
  2. BackroadGirl57

    Help!!! Hens Ravaged!!!!!

    A raccoon got in my hen house and dragged away my favorite. The other two were slaughtered and just...... left. The roosters are unharmed. How do I keep this from happening again???
  3. StardustChicken

    Hawk Attack

    Had my second hawk attack today (last one was almost 2 years ago). Had a 2 month old silkie with a single pinhole puncture wound and a OEGB hen with a few little cuts and a bloody eye (caused by the cut at the corner of her eye, no actual damage to the eye suspected); will keep a close eye on...
  4. Silent_Cal

    Predator i.d. help

    This morning when checking on my chickens I found one dead in the coop. Initially I was worried she had keeled over from some undetected sickness but after I got gloves on to remove the body I saw that something had eaten into her intestines and that her beak and been mostly destroyed. In my...
  5. B

    Hen Has Wry Neck After Predator Attack, Looking For Help/Ideas

    So we've been having raccoon problems where it's been attacking and killing our chickens. (Currently trying to catch the raccoon) The hen is a sapphire gem, about a year old. In the evening of Sunday May 28th I heard concerning squawking and went out to find our hen back in an area they...
  6. How I Treat Non Fatal Wound From Predator (Warning: Graphic Images For Educational Purposes)

    How I Treat Non Fatal Wound From Predator (Warning: Graphic Images For Educational Purposes)

    5-21-23 This morning I discovered Fiona--one of our Brahma hens--standing alone in a dog igloo (it's mostly there for decoration--they live in a covered run. All the other 34 hens looked fine but Monty, our rooster, seemed a little agitated. I went to check Fiona because I noticed she wasn't...
  7. Fangeddeer

    Mystery small predator!

    I woke up today to find out 3 of my 1 month olds were gone. And there were very small amount of feathers. I did find what looked to b a gut, wing, and some feathers attached to a skin in a circle n some other feathers outside but very little. The hole wasn’t that big, since I have a door...
  8. B

    What kills chickens but leaves the entire body

    I had a flock of seven chickens but today I looked outside and they were all dead. I found five of the bodies and was able to bury them but I’m missing two but I don’t know what would kill the entire flock and leave most of the bodies completely intact? We’ve had a hawk recently going between my...
    • BizzyB
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    • death grieving hawk hawk attack lost all predator predator attack
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    • Forum: Predators and Pests
  9. S

    URGENT: My Turkey hen was degloved by a predator.

    My Turkey hen was degloved by a predator last night, and from under her wing to her chest her skin was pulled off and down. It was hanging in a large flap of feathers and skin, we pinned it back together after cleaning it out and wrapped her in bandages, but she won’t leave the bandages alone...
    • Sleep_Deprived
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    • #urgent infection penicillin antibiotic predator attack urgent help needed wound cover
    • Replies: 11
    • Forum: Turkeys
  10. NatureGirl74

    Chickens attacked, 2 dead, one injured. GRAPHIC PICS

    I think an owl attacked my chickens last night. My younger birds are smart and like to sleep on top of the coop, which is surrounded by fencing and netting. If something crawled up there from the ground it would have been loud and the birds would have gotten away. I had 27 chickens. But only my...
  11. FatherofChickens

    What got my Turkey? Picked him clean....

    Found Big turkey boy Boopie's remains this morning. Bout 120 yards from coop, down in creek bottom - first little spot of feathers was 70+ yards from coop, then I could see the gruesome scattering of feathers where he was eaten about 40 yards further on. DANGER- GRUESOME CORPSE DESCRIPTION...
  12. F

    Missing chicken!!! Need help

    My fully grown hen dissapeared last night and I have no idea if she’s alive or not. I found feathers and a tiny bit of blood near the coop and some more a little further but no body and no body parts. I’ve dealt with raccoons before and usually they leave a mess! But it’s like she disappeared...
    • finneasW
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    • chicken help! possum predator predator advice predator attack raccoon
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: Predators and Pests
  13. Ocean Flare

    Coop recommendations?

    A client of my mother's who I know called me recently with a sort of business idea. I have an incubator and she has Serama's and eggs, so why not raise and sell some? Now I have 1 egg in the incubator and 3 hens died, leaving her with a just rooster. We're trying to buy some more eggs to hatch...
  14. Browniethechicken

    Help! What killed my 3 chickens in daylight within 20 mins?? I’m so devastated.

    Please help me! I am so saddened and Guilt ridden after losing 3 young chickens yesterday in daylight. Vanished almost without a trace. I found only small amount of feathers - one near coop and one down our hill about 300 feet. No sign of 3rd one. We live in rural Massachusetts. I am Devastated...
  15. S

    Really bad hen injury from raccoon GRAPHIC

    Hello. 2 nights ago a group of raccoons were smart enough to rip off the metal hatches out of the wood to my coop which resulted in 5 of my 7 hens killed. There are 2 survivors one is perfectly fine but the other, (my favorite) has a large chunk bitten out of her breast. It is very hard to find...
  16. dpnation

    Fox attack - now what?

    Been battling a daytime fox for the month of May and was just starting to hope that things had calmed down, but the fox finally got one of my guineas today at 11am. Now I am worried about the rest of the flock (17 chickens, 3 ducks and 14 other guineas) since the fox managed to get a meal and...
  17. W

    What got my ducks?

    I’ve lost my 2 jumbo Pekin ducks just days apart. I found My first duck about 4 days ago and she was out of her pen when I found her, she was about 20 feet from it. She was missing her feather, skin and meat off her back. She was also missing tail and neck feathers. She had a big puncher wound...
  18. T

    Can anyone say what predator attacked this bird?? *Picture attached, graphic*

    Hi everyone, This morning, a couple meters away from the chicken coop, I saw a pigeon/dove that had its insides completely scooped out... It was very sad to see. I've never seen a bird attacked like this in my backyard before. We have feral cats, raccoons, skunks, and possums in the area (with...
  19. Gababbay

    Our family is completely devastated, our frizzle died!

    We found her in a corner with a single puncture wound to the side of her head. There was feathers throughout the coop. A couple of chunks of feathers seemed to have skin I didn’t notice anything but the puncture wound on her body. The puncture wound is a small and deep wound. We are completely...
  20. FeatherCreekAuburn

    Hawk near miss. Looking for clarity!

    Hi! This is my first post (been lurking since April when I started my flock! Hi all!) I know there are thousands of hawk posts (I’ve read most of them!) I have some specific-to-me questions for the community and am hoping it can provide me and anyone else lurking some insight to reduce risks...
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