EE pullet or roo?

[Harriet123]

Can I see a full body picture?

Here are some full shots..

 

[AidKD]

I think rooster.

 

[Tahai]

I'm also in the rooster camp

 

[ShrekDawg]

Looks like a cockerel to me but not sure yet.

 

[AidKD]

Unfortunately we'll never know if this one was a boy or girl. Something is getting into my run during the day while I'm at work... 2nd one in 3 weeks. First time I was convinced it was a hawk: body left, feathers everywhere, picked at and left. I re-secured the run, and ran chicken wire over the top of all but one area that some tree branches cover and along the ground to fence line.... This time, I'm not sure. 3 of my older hens are missing tail feathers but no obvious bite/scratch marks, this guy (gal) is gone, some feathers around but not many, but no body. Seems too heavy for a hawk to have gotten in and carried it off.. Again inside the run but near the fence line. Can't see where anything has dug or could have gotten under the 6 foot fence. So sad. My 2 favorites from this batch gone.

That's so discouraging, I'm sorry! Could it have been a raccoon? Maybe it climbed over?

 

[AidKD]

Can I see a full body picture?

 

[AidKD]

I thought a raccoon, except both attacks have been during the day and I'd expect them to come at night. Maybe a fox.. but it would have to jump pretty high to get back out with a chicken. Setting up a camera to figure it out, though I'm hoping I never see anything on it because whatever it is stays away!

One of my roosters was killed by a raccoon in the daylight.