grannys gone and done it

[Granny Hatchet]

not Ben sorry. coyote hunt at night, dont think hawk would clean there and no insides left behind. It was eaten somewhere else. do you have bob cats ?

 

[Granny Hatchet]

I found an innard. About two feet from the feathers, toward the house.

do you have an under the porch ?

 

[campingshaws]

Yes bob cats, no underneath porch.

 

[Granny Hatchet]

hey guys, this was my answer to #5 on my interview. not sure why she did it the way she did ??

If it can, I will .
This is my mantra . So many things happen around here so I asked my friends on my post Grannys gone and done it and this is a compilation of just some of their suggestions from previous posts.

I have 3 barn cats, one of them a sneaky little Siamese . I was in the barn feeding the chicks (where i found my dead EEs a week ago) and the cat was rubbing up against my legs. absent minded as normal, I reached down to pet him only it was NOT him. yup, a possum ! right between my legs

For once i just wish something like that would happen when i dont have eggs in my hand. As i was giving the first ones eggs back, i got attacked by them both !! with only one finger bleeding and my pride in the dirt i came back in the house. worries of wild animals long gone.It was everything I expected and more !

2 of them chased that rooster for a good half hr. every where around that cop station and one of them was huffing so hard I thought sure he would pass out.
I got one in my hand when the wind caught the door and ripped the whole door off !! not at the hinge oh no, that would of been too easy. it took one door and the whole frame with it!!! i have an egg in one hand, corn in the other and a door flipping away from me. what to drop? not my egg of course

 

[campingshaws]

I found a few more feathers, on the other side of the yard. Scattered. So maybe a hawk? That seems most likely. The hawk attack last year happened next to the fence, up against the house.

 

[Granny Hatchet]

Yes bob cats, no underneath porch.

I guess it really dont matter camping . again I am so sorry. time for traps to be set. it will be back. tuna will work with all of them. keep the chickens locked up for a while . bout all that can be done . still got that camera going ?

 

[Granny Hatchet]

What Killed My Chicken?​

CluePossible PredatorOne or two birds killed —Entire chicken eaten on sitehawkBites in breast or thigh, abdomen eaten; entire bird eaten on siteopossumDeep marks on head and neck, or head and neck eaten, maybe feathers around fence postowlEntire chicken eaten or missing, maybe scattered featherscoyoteOne bird gone, maybe scattered feathersfoxChicks pulled into fence, wings and feet not eatendomestic catChicks killed, abdomen eaten (but not muscles and skin), maybe lingering odorskunkHead bitten off, claw marks on neck, back, and sides; body partially covered with litterbobcatBruises and bites on legsratBacks bitten, heads missing, necks and breasts torn, breasts and entrails eaten; bird pulled into fence and partially eaten; carcass found away from housing, maybe scattered feathersraccoonSeveral birds killed —Birds mauled but not eaten; fence or building torn into; feet pulled through cage bottom and bitten offdogBodies neatly piled, killed by small bites on neck and body, back of head and neck eatenminkBirds killed by small bites on neck and body, bruises on head and under wings, back of head and neck eaten, bodies neatly piled; faint skunklike odorweaselRear end bitten, intestines pulled outfisher, martenChicks dead; faint lingering odorskunkHeads and crops eatenraccoonOne bird missing —Feathers scattered or no cluesbobcat, cougar (aka catamount, mountain lion, panther, puma), fox, hawk, owlFence or building torn into, feathers scattereddogSmall bird missing, lingering musky odorminkSeveral birds missing —No cluescoyote, hawk, humanFeathers scattered or no cluesfoxChicks missing, no cluessnakeSmall birds missing, bits of coarse fur at coop openingraccoonChicks or young birds missingcat, ratEggs missing —No clueshuman, rat, snakeEmpty shells in and around nestsdog, mink, opossum, raccoonEmpty shells in nest or near housingcrow, jayNo clues or empty shells in and around nests, maybe faint lingering odorskunk

 

[twisted-acres-farm]

I am back a whole lot and I mean a lot of farking this and farking that coming up from the basement.

 

[Granny Hatchet]

sorry, this might be easier to read.
http://www.backyardpoultrymag.com/issues/2/2-4/Gail_Damerow.html

also iif a full grown heavy breed bird not likely a hawk

 

[Granny Hatchet]

I am back a whole lot and I mean a lot of farking this and farking that coming up from the basement.

tell them you dont want to hear that !