Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[Sally PB]

Edit to add: Raccoons will usually kill a couple - and eat the breast and/or the entrails, leave the rest - and not touch one or more of the killed ones....but sometimes you will get a raccoon that will go wild and just kill everything, especially if they (chickens) are little (re: young) ones . I have had some raccoons that bite the head off, some that didn't. They generally go for the head/neck for the kill - unlike a fox that will usually grab them from the back and the puncture woulds will be on the sides - and they will shake them to snap their necks.

I'm going to type this out on my cell phone so that I can send it to the mom who's taking care of the neighbor's chickens. Thank you for the info.

 

[RoyalChick]

A Fisher is very fierce, and will kill multiple chickens...but they don't go completely crazy like a smaller weasel. They will usually carry one off - and leave the other 1, 2, 3 they killed just laying there. My hubby let my chooks out (at our other place) then took the dog for a 1 hour walk - he didn't heed the 'they are only out when we are there' - because we could hear the fisher cat at night. It killed 3 of my 6 hens - one got carried off, two were left where he killed them. And I know for sure he took one, as there was a trail with sporadic clumps of feathers from her.

That was quite a while ago....fortunately, this side of town there isn't a fisher - or at least not one close to be a constant menace! Raccoons, foxes, hawks, owls and coyotes are enough, thank you!

Edit to add: Raccoons will usually kill a couple - and eat the breast and/or the entrails, leave the rest - and not touch one or more of the killed ones....but sometimes you will get a raccoon that will go wild and just kill everything, especially if they (chickens) are little (re: young) ones . I have had some raccoons that bite the head off, some that didn't. They generally go for the head/neck for the kill - unlike a fox that will usually grab them from the back and the puncture woulds will be on the sides - and they will shake them to snap their necks.

I have never seen a Fisher - apparently I have them around me. Yikes!

In my experience of foxes (RIP Scary) they grab the whole bird and run off with it. I believe they sometimes bury them to eat later.

 

[GregnLety]

The repurposing of the ends is a great idea. Not sure about being able to move it easily. The guineas tractor was harder to move than I thought it would be, which is why I ended up adding tires on the other end. I think it's meant to be in one spot because Lety is putting a metal roof on it

 

[featherhead007]

Never seen a fisher? Here’s a fisher:

 

[featherhead007]

I don’t believe that I’m in trouble here today, but I am asked to be present at the main street city hall on Tuesday. 11:00 am
Very interesting??

 

[GregnLety]

I don’t believe that I’m in trouble here today, but I am asked to be present at the main street city hall on Tuesday. 11:00 am
Very interesting??

Maybe you're getting married and this is your invitation

 

[Ponypoor]

Babies and mummy

I moved them into the feedroom/office where it’s warmer.

Also got my first real good look:

Curly’s chicklet has a black spot on her back, 5 toes each foot and fuzzy legs, she is very much the quiet one.

Fluffy’s chicklet has no spots, no fuzzy legs and one of her feet has 5 toes, and she’s a firecracker already!

 

[featherhead007]

Maybe you're getting married and this is your invitation

God I hope not!

 

[featherhead007]

Greg, you found the most wonderful woman anyone could ever ask for. So I say again to you….

 

[ChicoryBlue]

I'm going to type this out on my cell phone so that I can send it to the mom who's taking care of the neighbor's chickens. Thank you for the info.

Copy it and paste it into an email…