predator attack

  1. NatureGirl74

    What attacked my roo

    I have a roo in a pen all by himself because he doesn't get along with the other chickens. His face is really bloody and there's blood all over the chicken wire and his feeder is on the other side of the pen. His pen is right next to a tree line (might not have been the best idea, but it was the...
  2. alex1706

    Predator killing my chickens

    Hello! I am new user and asking for help on finding out what kind of predator is attacking my chickens. It started probably around Wednesday or Thursday but didn’t notice 2 went missing until Friday. At first we thought they escaped as it’s what usually happens when they aren’t in their house...
  3. m1chelle1

    Favorite EE had wing ripped off by predator. Recommendations to prevent infection?

    Hi All, Been having a predator problem. Had my favorite EE who we are now calling “One Wing” get her wing ripped off a few days ago. I’ve just been super busy with everything I haven’t had time to ask for advice! She seems to be eating and drinking well now. What I’ve done so far is: day 1-...
  4. S

    Lost 3 Muscovy ducklings and 1 injured

    So let me preface by saying I set up my trail cam last night to see if I caught the perpetrator/s that got my ducklings the day before. I’m going to go check it shortly. But here’s the brief backstory - My Muscovies are wild and wound up in our yard of the house we just bought in June. Momma...
  5. MissGreenJeans

    Coop location: too far?

    Hey, chicken peeps! I’m choosing a place to put my new chicken coop and attached run. I have three options, and they all seem less than ideal: 1. In front of house, on gravel (which I could cover with dirt and mulch), close to water and electricity—and me (very close, in fact, to my porch) 2...
  6. M

    Geese to deter ravens?

    Hello, we have birds in Salatin-style tractors. We've been losing birds left & right (80 so far 😣). We thought it had to be a 4-legged predator and were setting traps accordingly, but finally figured out it was the ravens by witnessing their methods with our own eyes. They go out in the morning...
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  7. T

    chicken escaped fox attack. HELP

    2 days ago i got an unwanted fox visit . ( In context I'm a minor and live with my father so it's harder for me to do things on my own[like vet visits and purchases on my own}) Thankfully my father saw it and stopped him. he was persistent. The fox cam back around and got a hold of one of our...
  8. S

    Predator attack but survived

    Hey all. Anyone know what kind of attack this could have come from? Silkie hen a little over a year old. She navigated her way out of the coop with the chicks she hatched and was nesting with them hidden on the side of the garage. Was woken up to an awful sound and screamed out the window while...
  9. so_fancy_af

    Fox attack recovery—what more to do & likelihood of survival?

    At 8:30 AM a fox attacked my four chickens while I was sitting ten feet away. I was able to run after it and scare it off, but it still managed to injure my one-year-old Easter Egger. I couldn’t find her for six hours and I honestly thought she was toast. She’s partially blind and needs a lot of...
  10. Joyfillednomads

    Predators & Small pre-built coops

    We've had predators come through, sadly & tragically lost our ducks, they didn't want to go into the 'shed' aka little barn aka coop at night. Do predators just knock over these small pre-built or flat-pack or assemble yourself coops?
  11. lazylizzy

    Guardian Goose in Urban Flock? (some graphic description)

    **warning, description of chicken death** Hello all, I live in a small city on about .3 of an acre. I started with a flock of 6 (city limit) and due to two turning out to be roosters (not allowed) and one bantam being caught by the neighborhood hawk, I was down to 3. I keep them in a coop with...
  12. M

    RIP Silkie

    My favorite Silkie girl was mutilated by a hawk this weekend.... I can't tell you how many tears were shed to find her in the terrible condition I did. This was my first flock loss. RIP Silkie!
  13. L

    Was this a hawk attack? (Graphic photo)

    My husband let our chickens out this morning so they could free range. 45 minutes later I walked our dog out and discovered this. Our yard is fully fenced so thinking its a hawk versus owl because it was day/morning. Buff was one of our favorites. She was a buff plymouth rock and was slow to...
  14. StardustChicken

    Identifing mystery predator *GRAPHIC PHOTOS*

    I had 19 chicks, various breeds (silkie, buff laced polish, dominique, gold laced wyandotte, rhode island red): 15 of them 4 weeks, the other 4 between 5-6½ weeks (leghorn, ISA brown, 2 midnight majesty maran). This morning I found 2 of my 4 week silkies dead and one of my dominiques was missing...
  15. lunagrove

    Rooster Attacked by Fox! Need Advice ASAP

    My silkie rooster was attacked by a fox at dusk last night around 8pm. He was just going into the coop when he charged at a fox to protect his hens. The fox snagged him and took off with him in the woods. My partner screamed that a fox took off with the rooster and we let the dogs out and took...
  16. Birch66724

    Coop break in, missing bird, torn wing

    I moved my 7-8 week old pullets outside about a week ago, and woke up this morning to a sad scene. The wire (1” x 2”) in one corner was pulled free of the staples and looked as if it had been pushed back from the inside. There was a gap roughly big enough for a basketball to be pushed through. I...
  17. M

    Help! Traumatized chickens

    Hello everyone! I am new to the group. I joined in the hopes of getting some advice as to how to help my chickens... Three weeks ago, and a day after we brought our hens home, an eagle swooped in their pen and attacked one of the bigger girls (we have six brown layers). The attacked hen is now...
  18. M

    Chicken flock or recovering after eagle attack

    Hello everyone, I’m hoping to get some advice from you all, so here’s my situation... My chickens won’t leave their pen without me being present after an eagle came down and tried to snatch one of my hens three weeks ago. The chicken is fine but had some mild injuries, plus had a big chunk of...
  19. HuntingChick14

    Rooster lethargic after predator attack

    My favorite rooster and 2 of my favorite hens were attacked yesterday afternoon when I left the house for a couple of hours. These are recurring attacks and I have now lost 5 chickens and a duck from whatever this predator is. They are normally free range, but they’re going to have to be locked...
  20. KanaKukkula

    Chicken Killed in Bizarre Way in Day. Ideas?

    6 -- year old hens were let out of secure coop this morning early when fed as usual. Found 1 Rhode Island Red hen dead in yard this afternoon. All intact but feathers and skin stripped to bone all around entire neck. No tracks or loose feathers of any kind. Hens run around in quite a large...
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