ENTIRE flock of GLW... Wiped out overnight! UPDATE!

[FiascoFarmer]

Went out this morning to find our entire flock of GLW (except one that could flew pretty good) gone!

The flock was accidentally left unguarded

last night. There are only a couple small piles of feathers around! Other than that it's as if they were never there!

Does anyone have any suggestions as to what may have done this based on the evidence?

- 25 bird GONE!
- 2 little clumps of feathers
- a hole about 12 inches tall in the fence on the far side of the run (but it doesn't look like it had been gone through)
- no obvious signs of struggle
- no footprints that I could find

Known predators in the area:
- Foxes
- Hawks
- Skunks
- Fisher Cats
- Bobcats
- Raccoons

Any help would be appreciated!

Thanks

So definitely FOXES!!! And even crazier a skunk at the same time!!! Skunk is dead, Foxes to follow!!!

 

[NonnasBabies]

Have no clue just wanted to say how sorry I was!!

 

[ByeByeBlackBird]

you sure they arent hiding due to a predator/s getting just one bird, or a few? Id look ANYWHERE they can hide! I hope you didnt lose ALL of your birds!

 

[FiascoFarmer]

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Yeah. We scoured the whole property and all our neighbors. NOTHING!!

 

[flowergirl60]

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x2 I'd look everywhere. With that many gone some could be hiding. Good luck. I hope you find some of them. So sorry.

 

[flowergirl60]

Just saw your last post. I don't know what could have taken that many and only left a few feathers. Maybe a pack of coyotes or foxes.

 

[aprophet]

foxe bobcat coyote for that many completely gone if bobcats they will carry a short distance and half way bury it then come back later

 

[Raven1]

I am so sorry for you. I lost all my chicks from this years hatchings, but over the course of two days had 7 show back up. I have no idea where they were but was glad to have them. I know how it feels I lost probably 50 or so chicks and don't know what got them but I had bodies so there is hope!

 

[redsoxs]

Wow! That's devastating. No chance they were taken by a two-legged thief, is there? Seems like there would be more signs of carnage since 25 are gone. I'm sorry for your loss.

 

[sourland]

Coyote, fox, bobcat-- even though you may have not seen them, you do have coyotes in NH.