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  1. A

    Gruesome pullet death

    My favorite BC Miran was murdered yesterday. She was about 4 months old I assumed it was a predator but after looking at it it doesn't look like anything ate much of her maybe just the breast. She was literally just ripped apart from her stomach and her body was left intact. Feathers everywhere...
    • Ariell
    • Thread
    • dead bird dead pullet hawk killing predator predator attack
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: Predators and Pests
  2. K

    Chicks Disappear Without a Trace

    Hello everybody,(I'm new) I have(had) 13 Black Australorp chicks, 1 rooster and 12 hens, all around 11 weeks old. I went out this morning to feed them and I only counted 11...2 were missing! I looked around their coop to see if there were any tracks or drag marks or feathers...NOTHING. I...
    • Kima Kiolena
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    • chick death chick disappearance chicken attack help opossum predator predator attack predators predators-and-pests preditors
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: Predators and Pests
  3. mortorffsquail

    Hawk Problems

    Hello, I have been having problems with a hawk swooping by and picking off my beloved chickens that I raised since they were little peeps. This flock I have is one of my best flocks yet with diverse breeds such as wellsummers, cuckoo marans, buff orpingtons, and highland browns. They are a very...
  4. TheMonroeChicks

    Could a cat snatch a 4 week old chick without any evidence?

    I am missing one of my 4 week old baby chicks. It is literally like she disappeared out of thin air. There is ZERO evidence of a scuffle, not even 1 feather on the ground around coop, or the rest of the yard, or even the neighborhood! We have scoured every shrub/tree/fence/etc. Does this seem...
  5. Mountainwalker

    Chickens saved by guinneas!

    We had a bobcat trying to get into the chicken run this morning, the guineas went ballistic so I ran outside with my rifle and there it was, trying to get in, it already killed a bunch of our birds few days ago when we were away celebrating a birthday only to come back to see our favorite buff...
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