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  1. T

    Can anyone say what predator attacked this bird?? *Picture attached, graphic*

    Hi everyone, This morning, a couple meters away from the chicken coop, I saw a pigeon/dove that had its insides completely scooped out... It was very sad to see. I've never seen a bird attacked like this in my backyard before. We have feral cats, raccoons, skunks, and possums in the area (with...
  2. Utmost

    Who use the omlet coop and how many chickens you have in it?

    I have the omlet coop and 10 chickens for 2 years so far it’s been predator proof I’m in Virginia , so a big mix of predators so far a good investment.
  3. A

    Vanished Ducks

    I have 2 adult Anconas, one hen and one drake, and 2 two month old Cayugas that all just vanished in the span of 4 hours? We don’t live in a heavily wooded area and there’s a lot of dogs in the neighborhood so a whole pack of coyotes seems unlikely; but I can’t figure out how else four whole...
  4. blissfulbirds

    How to deter a large fox?

    Two days ago, we lost a chicken to what we thought was a hawk due to having had problems with hawks in the past. Today we were able to hear the commotion and saw a large fox inside our chicken coop. It easily hopped over our fence which is decently high. Our chickens were thankfully able to...
  5. PiedPiperDucklings

    Multiple chickens missing??

    Hello! Yesterday when me and my husband went to give the birds some treats, we noticed two of our retired girls, our buff Orpington, and our white Orpington pullet were all missing. We looked for hours but couldn't find a trace! They free range but never have gone far and we have a rooster who...
  6. Fae Forest Farm

    Creating the Corvalla! A chicken that looks like a crow

    Those who free range their chickens have had problems or fears with regards raptors preying on the flock, whether they are hawks, eagles or owls. There are a number of deterrent ideas to utilize, one of which being to put crow decoys around which need to be consistently moved around and cannot...
  7. 0

    Scarephant?

    Does this work as a bird deterrent? Will it actually keep away hawks and owls? He’s a huge 5ft elephant btw.
  8. MyISAbrownhens

    What killed my hens?

    I don’t know what it is with our house but all our chicken attacks happen during the day. Today, at around 5 o clock and in the complete daylight, something killed three of our hens and injured another. One hen was missing with only feathers left, the other was down in the woods, and the third...
  9. MetroMutt

    Chicken safe cat deterrents??

    Are there any chicken safe cat deterrents that are helpful to spray around yards? Our neighbors let their cats run around freely and I personally find that really unsavory along with I dont want them spreading disease to my chickens, I know that they will snoop around and piss in our yard and...
    • MetroMutt
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    • advice appreciated advice wanted cat cat diseases crazy neighbors help pest predator repellent repellents
    • Replies: 59
    • Forum: Predators and Pests
  10. Why and Dotte

    What would you spend?

    It seems that poultry safe livestock guardian dogs are in high demand yet I never see any trained dogs available. I'm wondering if that's because the cost of a trained LGD is typically more than most want to pay or have the funds to pay for one. Hypothetically these dogs would be health tested...
  11. Chickenwithnobrim

    Camouflage yes or no

    I know this may be a dumb question, but in a green free run area, would dying a silkie chicken green help with her camouflage or make it worse? Mainly thinking in the terms of aerial predator.
  12. MooseLovesTwigs

    Chicken thought to be dead was seen in neighbors yard (.5 miles away). What can I do to get her back?

    We had a predator (fox or coyote I think) that was able to get past and force open our 6 ft wooden fence's gate (a week or so ago). 3 hens missing after a count and some signs of a kill just outside of the fence. We looked around and didn't see any sign of our birds so eventually we assumed the...
  13. Y

    Chicken killed by Unusual predator

    Hi all I live in Sydney australia and notice today one of my chickens is dead. The nature of the kill is very odd I found it out in the open no feathers anywhere or real mess and the head and neck only eaten. I have had kills with foxes where they have left the body years ago but always had...
  14. bridgetamelia98

    Quail all found slaughtered!?

    This morning I went out to check on my button quail and all but 1 were dead, they are housed with a chicken and a rooster and a larger coturnix quail and have never had any problems until this morning where there was a pile of them in their little wooden house on the bottom floor I don’t know if...
    • bridgetamelia98
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    • button quail chinese cotournix quail coturnix quail courtnix quail dead hen predator quail rats
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: Predators and Pests
  15. Brooke_R

    Ducks and Geese Disappearing

    This summer, three of my ducks disappeared within a matter of two weeks. Then, two more disappeared a couple of months ago. They have all disappeared sometime in the middle of the day. Not a trace was left of them. No feathers (or any extra that I could tell when they were molting). They are...
  16. DuckDuckJuice

    Hawk!

    Back again! When it rains, it pours, apparently. We just witnessed a big hawk swoop down through the yard and try to grab one of the ducks. The hawk has a nest in a tree in the yard behind us and we’ve been aware of it for a while. We’ve never been overly concerned because there was no clear...
    • DuckDuckJuice
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    • cover danger duck hawk help predator
    • Replies: 26
    • Forum: Ducks
  17. Anime2lover

    What do certain predator injuries look like

    One of my polish hopped the fence and explored the woods behind our yard, which they don't usually do. She didn't return to the barn. We didn't know she wasn't in until we heard a racket outside. She is alive with three skinning injuries, a few scrapes, and a single tiny puncture wound. We have...
  18. MenachemEliyahu

    Raccoon near miss

    About an hour before sunrise the sound of my chickens in distress woke me up. I rushed outside and I saw four out of five hens standing out in the rain. As I checked the a-frame the fifth one popped out. I didn’t see anything in there. My daughter came out because of the commotion and said that...
  19. H

    Thoughts on Predator?

    Wondering what you all think about who would have eaten our silkie. They were in a “visiting pen” next to the big coop yesterday afternoon (fenced in but partially uncovered; lesson learned😩). Only one (out of 9) was grabbed… and all that was left was a pile of feathers and what appears to be an...
  20. 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...
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