Disappeared without a trace

[mopalia]

FWIW, my big fat Wyandotte was find of flying over th 6' fence and perching on the house gutters, until I netted the top of the whole run.

 

[ChicMomof10]

Hi,
Today somewhere between 12 -3pm two of my seven chickens(8 mo old) disappeared without a trace. They were both molting so I would think if anything was to grab them there would be feathers everywhere however no feathers were found. There is no way they could get out of their enclosure. Its 4 ft high. Its a mystery to me. I have looked all over for them. ???????

Look in every crazy place. I opened the scratch bin one morning to find a chicken crouched in there. I picked her up along with an egg. She just curled up against me. She'd been there all night after apparently hoping in when no one noticed and didn't count the roosting hens the previous night! (We have 10.)

 

[cmom]

I have lost my hens on 3 occasions ( a hen just vanished). One time she had jumped inside the feed barrel in a nearly empty feed bag and was nibbling grain when i set the lid back on. She popped out when i went to feed that evening. Two, I left a ladder against the wall and she managed to get from there to the roof of her hen. House window shutter and was just hanging out all day and was happy to roost there. My dog spotted her. Third, I have large feed pans and during the day someone flipped it over and she was squatting under it for multiple hours. They get into everything on everything and can climb and fly up. Nothing is too strange to consider. GOOD LUCK !

 

[Georgiasoutrunning]

built a run with almost 6ft fence. Before I put a roof on my never before seen flying chickens flew in and out at their leisure!

 

[heavenlyacreshens]

It sounds to me like an aerial attack.

 

[roosterhavoc]

Come to my house. You'll see it.

What kind of chickens do you own that can’t fly up to a 4 ft fence?

 

[Organic Gal]

FWIW, my big fat Wyandotte was find of flying over th 6' fence and perching on the house gutters, until I netted the top of the whole run.

Thats funny that mine have never tried to fly over the fence. I have seen them fly up about 2 feet but that is it. I have 5 chickens now(the two that were missing were killed), 1 SL Wyandotte, 2barred rock, 2 buff orpingtons

 

[5000_dollarfoundingfather]

I'm sorry that happened! They likely flew off or were attacked... I used to have two wyandottes and they both flew really well. One was a heavier bird and she was an excellent flyer. I think they likely flew out, but I could be wrong. Either way, I hope you find them

 

[5000_dollarfoundingfather]

Aw man I just saw your most recent post. I'm sorry they're dead

 

[Vicker]

Come to my house. You'll see it.

Most of mine can fly over. The ones that haven't been able to make it over once full grown are the heavier Orpingtons.