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[N F C]

Lol... you beat me!

That's hard to do

You'll get in there first next time!

 

[Wickedchicken6]

 

[Hinotori]

One of my new years hatch

 

[N F C]

What a sweet chick @Hinotori and a good picture too!

 

[eldonrgv]

So this morning we headed for breakfast me and my family and then headed to church, before we left I went ahead and opened the coop for the birds to free range. While arriving to church I received a call from my neighbor telling me that he had been trying to contact me more than an hr ago (had left my cell in truck during breakfast)to tell me that a suspicious dark truck had entered our street( we live in a dead end street). I had told my neighbor ( who lives 6 blocks away) about our house being burglarized a cpl weeks ago and for him to give me a call if he saw anything suspicious entering our street. I headed back home about 30 min drive and once again found front gate open and all my birds dead 34 out of 46 the only that survived were my DC Male and his girls who I put in a tractor yesterday and a cpl of the ones my dad gave me a cpl days ago. My neighbor said that the truck had stopped in front of our house and that when they saw him get on his truck and headed their way they all got into the truck and sped out by his truck as he was approaching. He said he saw at least 3 young teens as they sped out, tried to get plates but appeared to be paper plates.Sheriffs got all info and are going to "investigate". They didn't break into our house but lost at least at least 3/4 of my birds including then remaining meat birds I had from last dog raid.

 

[ronott1]

So this morning we headed for breakfast me and my family and then headed to church, before we left I went ahead and opened the coop for the birds to free range. While arriving to church I received a call from my neighbor telling me that he had been trying to contact me more than an hr ago (had left my cell in truck during breakfast)to tell me that a suspicious dark truck had entered our street( we live in a dead end street). I had told my neighbor ( who lives 6 blocks away) about our house being burglarized a cpl weeks ago and for him to give me a call if he saw anything suspicious entering our street. I headed back home about 30 min drive and once again found front gate open and all my birds dead 34 out of 46 the only that survived were my DC Male and his girls who I put in a tractor yesterday and a cpl of the ones my dad gave me a cpl days ago. My neighbor said that the truck had stopped in front of our house and that when they saw him get on his truck and headed their way they all got into the truck and sped out by his truck as he was approaching. He said he saw at least 3 young teens as they sped out, tried to get plates but appeared to be paper plates.Sheriffs got all info and are going to "investigate". They didn't break into our house but lost at least at least 3/4 of my birds including then remaining meat birds I had from last dog raid.

That is terrible!

I hope they are caught. Killing animals(not hunting but for a type of perverse pleasure) often leads to killing people. Many of our worst serial killers start out that way.

Could this be some type of targeted revenge?

 

[eldonrgv]

That is terrible!

I hope they are caught. Killing animals(not hunting but for a type of perverse pleasure) often leads to killing people. Many of our worst serial killers start out that way.

Could this be some type of targeted revenge?

I don't think it's revenge of some sort. They didn't come to kill my birds, they were going to burglarize but my neighbor stopped the attempt but the front gate was again left open as they sped away and the **** stray dogs came in and did their thing.

 

[OneMountainAcres]

So this morning we headed for breakfast me and my family and then headed to church, before we left I went ahead and opened the coop for the birds to free range. While arriving to church I received a call from my neighbor telling me that he had been trying to contact me more than an hr ago (had left my cell in truck during breakfast)to tell me that a suspicious dark truck had entered our street( we live in a dead end street). I had told my neighbor ( who lives 6 blocks away) about our house being burglarized a cpl weeks ago and for him to give me a call if he saw anything suspicious entering our street. I headed back home about 30 min drive and once again found front gate open and all my birds dead 34 out of 46 the only that survived were my DC Male and his girls who I put in a tractor yesterday and a cpl of the ones my dad gave me a cpl days ago. My neighbor said that the truck had stopped in front of our house and that when they saw him get on his truck and headed their way they all got into the truck and sped out by his truck as he was approaching. He said he saw at least 3 young teens as they sped out, tried to get plates but appeared to be paper plates.Sheriffs got all info and are going to "investigate". They didn't break into our house but lost at least at least 3/4 of my birds including then remaining meat birds I had from last dog raid.

This is absolutely horrible! I can't believe this is happening to you again I hope they catch them. I think some security cameras may be necessary.

 

[pennyJo1960]

Quote: They must have dogs with them maybe as look outs

 

[BlueBaby]

So this morning we headed for breakfast me and my family and then headed to church, before we left I went ahead and opened the coop for the birds to free range. While arriving to church I received a call from my neighbor telling me that he had been trying to contact me more than an hr ago (had left my cell in truck during breakfast)to tell me that a suspicious dark truck had entered our street( we live in a dead end street). I had told my neighbor ( who lives 6 blocks away) about our house being burglarized a cpl weeks ago and for him to give me a call if he saw anything suspicious entering our street. I headed back home about 30 min drive and once again found front gate open and all my birds dead 34 out of 46 the only that survived were my DC Male and his girls who I put in a tractor yesterday and a cpl of the ones my dad gave me a cpl days ago. My neighbor said that the truck had stopped in front of our house and that when they saw him get on his truck and headed their way they all got into the truck and sped out by his truck as he was approaching. He said he saw at least 3 young teens as they sped out, tried to get plates but appeared to be paper plates.Sheriffs got all info and are going to "investigate". They didn't break into our house but lost at least at least 3/4 of my birds including then remaining meat birds I had from last dog raid.

I agree with penny1060, I think that they had to have brought the dogs with them, otherwise the dogs could not have done that much to your chickens in the time that your neighbor got in his truck and headed your way.