predator attack

  1. K_EP-I

    What could have killed my chickens?

    Hi so I’m not new to raising chickens. I’ve “raised” them when I was 5-9 and got some chicks at Tractor Supply Co last spring. I got Orpingtons and Rhode Island Reds. They are all hens. But 2 days ago I went to go let them out of their run to free range and saw I only had 2 of my hens, both the...
    • K_EP-I
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    • dead orpington predator predator attack prey rhode island red
    • Replies: 47
    • Forum: Predators and Pests
  2. Poultrymamma86

    Two of my Pekins attacked by....🤷🏽‍♀️ Deep wounds... help .. 😢

    I am wondering if any one is familiar with using Blu KOTE on open / deep flesh wounds?! 4 of my pekin ducks were attacked by something out here. Originally the thought was coyote but they were not eaten. They have puncture wounds by their eyes on their neck. And as horrible as it is, Finn, my...
    • Poultrymamma86
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    • blu kote duck wound open wound pekin duck predator attack
    • Replies: 90
    • Forum: Ducks
  3. C

    [Graphic] Predator executed my eldest and largest roo, left 99% behind.

    Hello Chicken Forum Users, I've been a long time lurker, and this is my first post here, looking for some forensic expertise and advice. This morning I woke up to tragedy in the chicken run; which is a large fenced pen with no roof. Inside of the run is a medium sized coop, which itself has...
  4. SwedeinAZ

    Will hawks get ducks?

    I have been having my chickens and ducks picked off one by one during mid-day lately. Mostly- we find the carcass in the yard but now 2 have disappeared completely. Yesterday, my drake disappeared and my two female ducks were right by the pond. I was so surprised as the kids and the dog were...
  5. A Checklist to Avoiding Casualties in the Flock

    A Checklist to Avoiding Casualties in the Flock

    Now 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 those different happenings with a simple procedure I’ve developed called: A.L.S.H.S Ariel Predators Larger Predators Smaller...
    • TheChiggens
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    • ailments cuases of death in the flock predator attack preditor control sick chicken
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    • Category: Predators & Pests
  6. pmacg

    Two chickens lost at once

    Hi All, I went out to close up our four chickens tonight and found only two left. It was raining lightly and cloudy but still light out. Both chickens were seen just an hour earlier. There was no trace of either of them having been taken. Anyone got any ideas on what sort of predator could...
  7. famerzellman

    What killed the chicken?

    this morning I went to let out my ladies and noticed one dead BIG hen in the yard (3 years old heavy hen). I coop up the ladies every night and I check around to make sure I didn’t miss any (they free range) Well last night I missed her, and something found her. It looks like it was a chase...
  8. Tilly6

    Lost a duck the other night

    2 days ago one of my ducks was found dead with the head gone. We thought a raccoon. I found where something had dug trying to get into the run that night too. We haven’t caught anything in the traps or on camera until last night. Located in MI, Upper Peninsula. (The time and date on the camera...
    • Tilly6
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    • advice needed ducks fox predator predator attack trap fox
    • Replies: 29
    • Forum: Predators and Pests
  9. FunnyFarmH3

    Out of the shadows..

    Hello all! I finally decided to stop stalking the forums and join the conversation! My name is Misty. My little family moved onto 5 acres about a year ago, and with it we inherited two pekin ducks. I had been planning our future flock prior to the move, so we were happy to keep the ducks and get...
  10. PLKirk

    Raccoon or ....??

    I’ve lost three young hens and a mature hen in the past two weeks. To protect them I put them in a stall in my barn with wire on the window and the barn doors closed. The mature one was obviously attacked in the stall and dragged up over the barn door (there is a space between the roof and the...
  11. skilove3

    Hawk attack/predator attack

    A hawk (we think it was a hawk) attacked 3 of our remaining 4 hens (we started with 10 hens four years ago, and lost 6 to hawks the first two years) last week, taking 1 hen on Thursday and it came back on Friday and attacked 2 more hens, badly injuring 1 hen and taking another hen, leaving us...
  12. hsrryw73002

    Pile of feathers but no body

    My chickens free range during the day on a fenced-in acre. Found a pile of feathers by the fence which is close to a tree. No body found. This is the second day in a row it's happened. Chickens are mostly 3-4 months old. Happens around 9am the past two mornings. I'm leaving them locked in...
  13. DuckMama9

    How to keep Owls Away

    I am raising backyard ducklings and there’s an owl(s) in the neighborhood. One swooped down over my flock twice one morning and I had to scare it off. This morning it picked up and took the head clean off of a young dove in my yard! I can’t help but think that could’ve been one of my...
  14. J

    Skunks/predator problems.

    We had skunks that we think live under our shed because we see them walking around in the front lawn every other night. We also have 2 ducks that are about 4/5 months old a male pekin and a female roen duck. The skunks haven't been a problem so far but this morning I walk out into my front yard...
    • Joey6392
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    • predation predator predator attack skunk
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: Ducks
  15. M

    Protecting My Muscovies from the otter

    hello, I’ve just recently got 6 muscovies. They’re now about 9 weeks old and very big. Very sadly 2 have been eaten by a local otter. We live by a river which they love but I worry we let them roam free too early before they could fly. How can we train them to get into their pen at night? They...
    • Muscovybea
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    • muscovy duck muscovy duck sexing otter predator attack
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    • Forum: Ducks
  16. B

    What's killing my chickens?

    Over the last week and a half I have lost 6 of my 23 chickens. They have been free ranging for over a year and I have not had a predator problem until now. I've always locked them up at night but they seem to be getting picked off any way. Either before I lock the coop up or after I let them out...
  17. SniperGoose

    What killed my duck?

    As part of my flock, I had 2 male Pekin ducks. They were kept in a separate fenced in area (within the main fence) as they would try and mate with my chickens a lot. My chickens and geese are in coops at night, and we were working on getting a coop for the ducks as well. I've not had any real...
  18. W

    What is Eating my Chickens?

    Last week I had 16 chickens. Today I have 9. Almost every night something has eaten 1-3 chickens. And we beef up security every time. We haven't had chickens for about two years. Our last flock of chickens were being eaten out of our coop. but with getting cold and egg production down, we...
  19. Chickycammy

    Mama fox and how to protect my flock?

    Sadly, we had a fox move in close to us. Last night she got into the coop while the chickens were sleeping and killed my favorite hen. Thankfully the rooster was able to chase her off. While reviewing the security video we saw that the fox had clear tits, she must have some babies around and...
  20. house.of.ducks

    Fox keeps taking ducks!!

    So far i have had two ducks taken by a fox in my neighborhood. The first was one of my two young muscovies back in November or December, and just yesterday one of my welshies (one of the 2 first ducks i ever got) was taken and she would have been 2 years old on September 5th. I think of my ducks...
    • house.of.ducks
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    • advice needed duck help muscovies predator predator attack predator control predator deterrent predator eating birds welsh harlequin
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Predators and Pests
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