predator help

  1. 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
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    • chicken homestead chickens predator attack predator control predator eating birds predator help predator hunter trap
    • Replies: 22
    • Forum: Predators and Pests
  2. Bettyboop7499

    HOW TO CATCH A THIEF...PLEASE HELP....

    Please help me identify what could possibly be taking my chickens. I've lost three...and this morning I'm completely stunned! First one I found a tuft of down feathers, no blood and no other signs of struggle. The second one I heard the chickens frightened and they were flying toward the...
  3. Kathysue

    Kind of snake?

    Hi- I found this guy in my coop and it looks like he made have taken out a couple of my baby ducks. Does anyone know what kind of snake he is (was)?
  4. U

    Raccoon help! Please help settle an argument with my husband

    New to chickens - our second summer with them - and new to country living. We have recently discovered a large raccoon hanging around the chicken coop every night. My husband thinks he is there to eat food that the chickens have kicked outside the run. I don't think it would stop there if it...
  5. wabntenn

    Frustrated and Need help

    I have 18 chickens and 2 roosters now, down from 43 since the beginning of the year. I am losing my chickens, (and guineas) to predators and can't figure out how to stop them. I live in a rural area, so foxes, coyotes, skunks, etc. are around. I have only seen 2 carcasses (both with missing...
  6. jaimedes

    What took my hens?????!!!!!!

    About a week ago i found a pile of feathers and the hen they belonged to was gone. All feathers were outside of the run. None inside. I assumed she got out and dogs got her. We covered the run with thin netting to deter then from escaping. Its not totally secure but i was hoping it would...
  7. DempsK01

    Murder Mystery, what killed my chicks??????

    I have lost 8 baby chicks (not very young - 7-8 weeks) to an unknown predator. The run was closed, everyone inside and no holes dug into the run. All chicks left dead in the run except one outside the run (could not have left on it's own the run fencing is 6ft with nothing close to the edge they...
    • DempsK01
    • Thread
    • chicks 8 weeks murder mystery predator predator attack predator help safety
    • Replies: 46
    • Forum: Predators and Pests
  8. Sakiza

    What Attacked My Coop??

    Looks like bite marks? We are thinking raccoon. One of our free range ducks, and two roosters (on three different nights) were killed and licked clean. That doesn’t sound like typical raccoon behavior to me since they were not dragged away and only one was killed three different evenings over...
    • Sakiza
    • Thread
    • coop fox fox attack fox problems predator predator attack predator help raccoon raccoon attack
    • Replies: 61
    • Forum: Predators and Pests
  9. wthspirit

    To Lock or Not To Lock?

    Hi all. We have 9 backyard chickens and 2 ducks (well, this morning we had 3 ducks...) :-( Sad to say that although it doesn't happen often, we lose a bird to a predator. Today it appears to be a hawk or owl. We have two options for keeping the birds: coop and run only or selective free...
  10. TheFlyingFluffy

    Advice for Predators

    Edit: This is for most people in NYC, and those who live around there. I did not address weasels and monks because I have had no experience on them, and I cannot provide false information. PM me if I missed any animal in the area and I will be sure to add it. Quick information: My name is...
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