predator attack

  1. A

    is our rooster hurt or mourning?

    we had a flock of 10 hens and one rooster, well the night before last one hen passed away and my boyfriend found her early yesterday morning and decided to let the rest out into the fenced in area around the coop earlier than usual.. when i went to check on them a few hours later four were in...
  2. R

    Butcher birds attacking my quails

    I have 3 quails and today there was 2 butcher birds chasing them up and down their run. Only one went up into its coop but I was lucky enough to scare the birds away before any damage was done. I put an extra barrier of wire sloping out to the birds can’t get to them but I’m still worried about...
    • rachel877112
    • Thread
    • predator predator attack quails safety
    • Replies: 17
    • Forum: Quail
  3. G

    Rouen lover

    I bought four unsexed ducks last year from TSC. Not knowing breeds, we picked two ducklings I assumed were Pekin and two that I thought may be khaki Campbell or Rouen. I ended up with two female Buff and two male Rouen ducks. The sweetest ducks ever. This winter I turned their baby pool upside...
  4. Q

    chicken attacked last night has rapid panting and eyes swollen shut

    My chicken was attacked by a predator of some kind. Her head is bloody (comb and wattle look fine). I brought her into the house in a safe, quiet place. Am trying to give her drops of water and keep her warm. Vets in this area have not been helpful in the past so I am trying to care for her...
  5. Chickenlover720

    what's getting my neighbor's ducks?

    For a little context, I live in west central Indiana near Terre Haute, IN. My neighbors recently got ducks within the last year (all four of which ended up being male lol). Three of the four ducks have now completely disappeared with no trace. We obviously know they have been taken by something...
  6. Amg2918

    One Lonely Hen

    So I am still a newbie chicken mom! but unfortunately I have a few questions about caring for a now lonely bantam hen (6 months old). Pruitt (lonely hen) is now alone in the coop after losing her two friends within a month long period to raccoons :( My most recent loss (Piper) was best friends...
  7. Rammy

    Chicken Attacked

    Just went out to feed the chickens and saw something black laying out in their yard. With the high winds we have had, st first, thought it was a piece of the black plastic from the coop to keep the wind off them. It was one of my Australorps. Think it was a raccoon. Her neck and head were...
  8. pwhit

    Possible to hatch or am I harebrained?

    A couple weeks ago a predator killed our young rooster and 7 hens. Today I was cooking a couple eggs ... from our poor departed hens ... and noticed what looked like a "bullseye" on one of them. I've never hatched chicks before, but I suddenly wondered if it would be possible to hatch fertile...
  9. C

    What predator killed one of my girls? :'( unpleasant pic in post

    Hi, I'm just trying to find some answers as I'm worried about our other 2 girls. Sorry for anyone who has experienced loss(es) to predators, it's truly heartbreaking. We thought our flock was pretty safe, walled garden in an urban area surrounded by trees and neighbours with dogs, so they...
  10. MarioBranwell

    All my chickens Died :(

    I had 5 chickens with 2 roosters. We had a steady egg production every day and not only that, It was my first batch of chickens and I treated them as family and I still cannot accept their loss! Today morning when I went to the coop to give them food, all were lying down DEAD! :'( When I...
    • MarioBranwell
    • Thread
    • chicken homestead chickens predator attack predator control predator eating birds predator help predator hunter trap
    • Replies: 22
    • Forum: Predators and Pests
  11. BeerNChicken

    Tragedy...

    I came home from work to find one of my four chickens missing, one headless in the pen, another cowering in the food barn under the feed tray and the last one headless and 1/4 eaten in the yard. My pen is roughly 10x10 with a 3-3.5 foot high metal fence around it. I live in the Chicago suburbs...
  12. ReseisCL16

    Help! Racoon and Skunk Killing Flock

    Last Sunday, my Silkie never got into the coop. I couldn't find her in the bushes, the barn, anywhere. The next day, my Rosecomb rooster (also champion-bred) was mauled by something. His head had been eaten. The disturbing thing is that this last incident happened IN THE MORNING, after I had...
  13. A

    Nighttime Attack--Whodunit?

    Hi everyone, I have a small backyard flock of seven. Early this morning (still dark) I heard my chickens screeching and ran outside. Something ran from my yard, but my eyes hadn't adjusted enough to see what it was. Two of my hens had blood dripping from their combs, but nothing else hurt that I...
  14. gypsydoll96

    Care after attack from predator, ideas and honesty needed

    Something went after my girls early this morning. I was awoke from alarm cries from my flock and when I went out there there were feathers everywhere and the girls were all in the run. I searched and found our beautiful 10 month old Austrolorp was pulled though a hole and out of the enclosed...
  15. Stajemahal

    Heartbroken after losing 75+ birds, 2 turkeys, & 10 ducks.

    My day wasn't started off on the right nor the left foot, more like on my knees. I woke to finding my coop slaughtered. Just completely slaughtered. A handful of my birds were still alive, around 5 or 6, I'd say. It was a massacre. The gore didn't bother me. The overwhelming feeling that I had...
    • Stajemahal
    • Thread
    • coyote attack dead chickens predator attack predator proof predator proofing
    • Replies: 75
    • Forum: Predators and Pests
  16. HuntingChick14

    What got my chicken??

    I looked out into my coop this morning to see the chickens' waterer had fallen over. I went outside to fix it and noticed feathers everywhere in the run and one of my chickens dead in the corner. One of her legs was pulled under the coop and was mostly eaten, but her feet were intact. I can't...
  17. K

    HELP extremely hurt chicken! WARNING GRAPHIC

    A raccoon (I’m guessing) has killed most of my chickens! One of my favorite chickens survived but is in CRITICAL condition. Her beak is entirely ripped off both top and bottom and splintered all the way back. I’m not sure if she still has her eyes or she’s just closing them because it looks like...
  18. KLIL

    Predator's Encountered

    Hi Everyone, I have had some issues with my chickens going missing without a trace. It got me thinking. I would love to hear some of the predators you have encountered and how you prevented them from returning? Thank you
    • KLIL
    • Thread
    • missing chickens predator predator attack predator control prevention
    • Replies: 19
    • Forum: Predators and Pests
  19. L

    Do quails need water at night

    We have a predictor problem so we want to lock up the quail at night away from the wire floor. Do they need access to food and water at night?
    • Lisb020
    • Thread
    • predator attack quail water and food advice
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Quail
  20. N

    Baby Chicks Dead - Not Sure What Happened

    I am brand new to raising chickens. We moved to a house with 2 acres that already had a chicken coop. Since our three year old son is obsessed with animals we bought him some chickens from Tractor Supply at Easter. We bought 8. One died after a couple days and two got eaten by the dogs before we...
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