Dead kitten in laying box? What in the world?

[BorderKelpie]

Nothing of importance to add here, but, wow, you've had a tough time of it lately.

to you and the kids. Best wishes for a much cheerier future.

 

[chickensioux]

So sorry you are having these troubles, especially the pup. I agree with another poster, rabies would be on my mind. Be careful. Again, so sorry.

 

[darkmatter]

I've had feral kittens show up in my chicken pen scrounging for scraps. They generally run, I did keep the one that ran up to me and entangled itself around my legs---it now lives on the front porch and sleeps under the concrete steps with the rascal woodchuck that dug a burrow there and eats my apple tree windfalls from the yard. That woodchuck has been uncatchable so far. But anyway, back to the chicken/kitten thing, there does appear to be something about chickens and kittens getting along together. As adult cats however............

 

[daytonfarm]

I would take it for a necropsy to check for rabies, if it did have rabies and your chickens pecked it you could be in trouble. Clean out all your laying boxes, with gloves on. The saliva of the kitten could be any where. I would think that if a wild animal killed it, it would be torn up, hopefully it died of something other than rabies. Also if there is one kitten there may be more hiding around. Hang in there you have been through way to much.

 

[arch_cpj]

Maybe Im thinkin too dark here but one why do you think yotes took the pup did you see it happen my reason for askin have you whizzed anyone off or is there creeps about and they are messin with you??? Just another angle personnally a game cam is in order here to see whats up...

 

[sourmilknightmares]

Coyotes are known opportunists. They will eat anything smaller than themselves. Cats and small dogs/puppies easily fit into this category. It's actually becoming quite the problem in suburban areas where coyotes live and thrive. People can't leave their pets outside because the coyotes will be off with them the first chance they get.

 

[Bizzybirdy]

Sorry about all the things that happened. I have had racoons kill/maul several of my ADULT cats, usually going for the back end...first part they could catch maybe. Poor kitty.