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Could a mouse kill chicks?

Discussion in 'Raising Baby Chicks' started by shanshan51, Dec 14, 2011.

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  1. Dec 14, 2011 #1
    shanshan51

    shanshan51 Chillin' With My Peeps

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    I had two chicks die at 3 days old. One looked as if it MAY HAVE of had a bite on it (or a bit of hatching blood that I hadn't noticed but doubt it). I did find mouse droppings so I set a trap and we caught one.
     
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  3. Dec 14, 2011 #2
    snipercp

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    ive heard of rats killing chicks but not mice im not sure.
     
  5. Dec 14, 2011 #3
    aoxa

    aoxa Overrun With Chickens

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    I doubt a mouse would. The chicks would out size them very quickly.
     
  7. Dec 14, 2011 #4
    shanshan51

    shanshan51 Chillin' With My Peeps

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    That is what I thought. I am so confused. They were only 2-3 days old. No other issues could be seen.
     
  9. Dec 14, 2011 #5
    AZ Rabbits

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    When I first read this thread I though it said "Could a moose kill chicks?"

    I had to read this one to see how this moose killed chicks and why there was any doubt about it... and how a moose got in the chicken coop or brooder...

    I was pretty disappointed when I realized it said "mouse"... [​IMG]

    Sorry I don't have any contributions about the mouse, but if it's ever asked, yes, a moose can also kill chicks. [​IMG]
     
  11. Dec 14, 2011 #6
    shanshan51

    shanshan51 Chillin' With My Peeps

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    hahaha well we had squirrels and rats kill our week old chicks when they were in a on ground incubator. Since then we built a super secure brooder for them once they move out of the house. Well in the meantime they were in my house and something killed them.
     
  13. Dec 14, 2011 #7
    al6517

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    I believe they can, some of what people call mice are pretty big, and at this time of the year their food is scarce. I think it's possible and I have heard of it happening, I have some mice around my breeding pen's and some of them do get to ba a nice size certainly capable of taking down a chick for a meal for it's family.
     

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