Chick trapped under coop, how to get it out and trap it.

[Beaglegal]

Good luck. I would be beside myself. Lol. I hope she gets out safe. Chick(en)s are a pain in the ars some times

Animals are a PITA, we also seem to have a juvenile deer caught in our back pasture and it can’t clear the fence. It panics when you get too close and just hits the fence. After we free the chick we will have to figure that one out

 

[doublecrossranch]

Animals are a PITA, we also seem to have a juvenile deer caught in our back pasture and it can’t clear the fence. It panics when you get too close and just hits the fence. After we free the chick we will have to figure that one out

Aw the joys of living on a farm. One day it took 15 minutes to get down the driveway because 6 turkeys couldn’t decide which way to go so the kept going straight.

 

[StaffordshireLady]

Animals are a PITA, we also seem to have a juvenile deer caught in our back pasture and it can’t clear the fence. It panics when you get too close and just hits the fence. After we free the chick we will have to figure that one out

You may have to cut through the fence and then repair it once the deer has gone out.

 

[Beaglegal]

Maybe dig a hole in the ground so it can crouch down and crawl out?

After much assessment, we are going to try and jack up the coop. Currently our other mamas 3 week old chicks are playing under it so we are having to sit tight and wait for them to move on and not be underfoot so to speak. Man I am exhausted. Chasing down 11 chicks is a lot of work

 

[Beaglegal]

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Aw the joys of living on a farm. One day it took 15 minutes to get down the driveway because 6 turkeys couldn’t decide which way to go so the kept going straight.

Yikes! Right?

 

[Beaglegal]

You may have to cut through the fence and then repair it once the deer has gone out.

I keep hoping it will remember how it got in i the first place. I thought wild animals were smarter.

 

[Beaglegal]

Conclusion: well it’s been a day. All the chicks are united with mama. In the process of mucking about with the coop, my other mama with 3 week old chicks took her babies too far out and all the squealing chicks must have attracted a hawk. I saw it attempt to carry off a baby chick, was unable to clear the fence and dropped it but another chicken died of fright as a result. It just ran into the coop and died. I’m bummed that in the process of saving a chick that is probably a rooster, I lost a good egg laying hen.

The deer finally made it out, we cut the fence and in the process of driving it towards the hole it finally managed to jump high enough to get over. It damaged our fence a bit from all the places it hit, not to mention the giant hole we cut.

So overall a mixed bag of results.... oh and I think the chicks I rounded up, have lice. I saw what looks to be a translucent oval shape thing that looks like an egg on one of the chicks.

 

[ValerieJ]

Conclusion: well it’s been a day. All the chicks are united with mama. In the process of mucking about with the coop, my other mama with 3 week old chicks took her babies too far out and all the squealing chicks must have attracted a hawk. I saw it attempt to carry off a baby chick, was unable to clear the fence and dropped it but another chicken died of fright as a result. It just ran into the coop and died. I’m bummed that in the process of saving a chick that is probably a rooster, I lost a good egg laying hen.

The deer finally made it out, we cut the fence and in the process of driving it towards the hole it finally managed to jump high enough to get over. It damaged our fence a bit from all the places it hit, not to mention the giant hole we cut.

So overall a mixed bag of results.... oh and I think the chicks I rounded up, have lice. I saw what looks to be a translucent oval shape thing that looks like an egg on one of the chicks.

What a day! Some days are just called "chicken days" around here. So sorry you lost your hen.

 

[Beaglegal]

What a day! Some days are just called "chicken days" around here. So sorry you lost your hen.

Thanks, I suppose that’s why they make “chicken wine”.... any rules on how early it too early for “chicken wine”?

 

[ValerieJ]

Thanks, I suppose that’s why they make “chicken wine”.... any rules on how early it too early for “chicken wine”?

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