Ugh... I raised and gave to my mom a pair of standard Ameraucana. Steve, the male is beautiful. One of the prettiest roosters I have ever seen. Anyways, he is a pansy and hides under his lady...
My mom went out to feed them this morning and noticed that the hen's neck had been stretched through the chain link dog kennel fencing. Her head was gone.
We have never had this happen before.
What would do that? a mink? weasel?
A raccoon or skunk wouldn't make sense, because they would be too big to get in and drag her to the fence.
Just mad. I raised her from a fluff ball. And scared, because my property connect to my moms property and I have chickens in kennels too, bantams in cages and in a shed with a dirt floor.
My original plan was to add a floor in the shed. I want to put linoleum dont to make sanitation easier. And safer too.
But then I decided, to save money, to leave it a dirt floor and start the self-composting bedding right on the dirt floor. I thought this would be a great way to save money. FORGET IT! Back to buying thick plywood and linoleum!
Just sad. and freaked...
(Also, I just got done bragging about the HUGE eggs she laid... and then my mom told me...)
My dad has set trap out to try and catch the booger who did it (but yes, I know it is just doing what comes natural as well).
My mom went out to feed them this morning and noticed that the hen's neck had been stretched through the chain link dog kennel fencing. Her head was gone.
We have never had this happen before.
What would do that? a mink? weasel?
A raccoon or skunk wouldn't make sense, because they would be too big to get in and drag her to the fence.
Just mad. I raised her from a fluff ball. And scared, because my property connect to my moms property and I have chickens in kennels too, bantams in cages and in a shed with a dirt floor.
My original plan was to add a floor in the shed. I want to put linoleum dont to make sanitation easier. And safer too.
But then I decided, to save money, to leave it a dirt floor and start the self-composting bedding right on the dirt floor. I thought this would be a great way to save money. FORGET IT! Back to buying thick plywood and linoleum!
Just sad. and freaked...
(Also, I just got done bragging about the HUGE eggs she laid... and then my mom told me...)
My dad has set trap out to try and catch the booger who did it (but yes, I know it is just doing what comes natural as well).
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