mpoland33
Songster
So I have a bit of a story- My girls free range and I haven't had a single problem all year. Tonight I get home and I'm one short on roll call. I had been dreading this day since I've never lost one before....anyway....I turn around and my speckled sussex is caught in the fence. It's a farm fence so it has squares that are large....the chickens head can fit through and apparently her wings can too because that is what was stuck....both of them at different heights. At any rate, she died and it wasn't until I got her free that I realized the damage in the picture.
Theory 1 would be she got stuck and died (hopefully before this animal started at her)
Theory 2 would be that the animal attacked her and she flew into the fence where she got caught.
I'm leaning toward theory 1 but there is something about theory 2. I've seen the girls trying to get through the fence before and they dont come close and dont come close to getting caught.
Anyway, trying to figure out what you think it could be. We have fox, racoon, opposum, skunk, groundhogs, hawks (nest at the top of the property), owls (nest at the top end), eagles and vultures
Theory 1 would be she got stuck and died (hopefully before this animal started at her)
Theory 2 would be that the animal attacked her and she flew into the fence where she got caught.
I'm leaning toward theory 1 but there is something about theory 2. I've seen the girls trying to get through the fence before and they dont come close and dont come close to getting caught.
Anyway, trying to figure out what you think it could be. We have fox, racoon, opposum, skunk, groundhogs, hawks (nest at the top of the property), owls (nest at the top end), eagles and vultures