ducks & chickens got attacked

[daisysducks]

You need a skirt or dig down at least a foot and bury Hardware cloth wrap your whole pen area in hardware cloth 1/2" to make a skit you go up 3' on all sides and come out at least a ft or 2 then place dirt or heavy rocks all around to hold it down. Chicken wire just about any predator can rip through but what ever got into yours decided digging was better access which makes me think it wasn't a coon. Was the hole deep enough for a fox to fit under?

thank you for the help! maybe a smaller fox? the hole wasn’t huge but maybe a foot wide half a foot deep

 

[Miss Lydia]

It's amazing what they can fit through. They look alot bigger than they are with their fur.

Very sorry for your loss too

 

[swampfox440]

Was there any hair samples stuck on the fence ? Sometimes this can help identify the culprit .

 

[Miss Lydia]

Good question,I thought of it but forgot to ask.

 

[swampfox440]

I suspect a fox because they like to dig but you never know .

 

[Miss Lydia]

Small dog. Fur would def help.

 

[swampfox440]

Small dog. Fur would def help.

Yes that could be . Thanks , slipped my thoughts .

 

[Miss Lydia]

We can def rule out coyote they would just rip the chicken wire.

 

[daisysducks]

Was there any hair samples stuck on the fence ? Sometimes this can help identify the culprit .

nope i don’t see any. we’re putting out a live trap tonight hopefully we can catch the critter and figure it out.

 

[daisysducks]

we feel terrible for the lone duckling because she lost all of her friends and the big ducks arent really sure about how they feel.