Has anyone had missing birds returning?

[HuffleClaw]

One time I had a dog attack and the roosters led all their groups of hens way out into the woods, they all returned before night though. I also had a dog chase one of the roosters off the property, I had to go to school but when I came back he had returned. I have never had a bird go missing for more than one night, 2 months is a lot of time, it kinda sounds like a fox got yours.

I’m glad they returned!

 

[AnimalGeek23]

Dogs are never a problem here. They’re always super friendly, and never go to your yard. It’s also illegal to not leash your dog... but there are plenty of cats...

 

[HuffleClaw]

Dogs are never a problem here. They’re always super friendly, and never go to your yard. It’s also illegal to not leash your dog... but there are plenty of cats...

I have issues with both here... if it isn’t human and chicken aggressive dogs, it’s stupid cats attempting to eat my babies!

 

[Kessel23]

I think I have like 5 adult feral cats around right now and I have seen 4 kittens and another mom that was nursing. None of them have attacked the chickens yet. I had one neighbor whose dogs always got out, they even tried to maul one of my dogs once, fortunately labs are not that good at mauling things their own size.

 

[Trish1974]

Not me personally, but my neighbor had a hen come back almost a week after being taken by a fox. She was barebacked from where the fox grabbed her and was pretty roughed up. I think she was hiding in my woods during that time. She was the last of his flock - all others had been fox food before her. He didn't lock up her up or try to treat her wounds; he let her run loose and I assume the fox eventually got her for good.

Every year this neighbor gets a new flock knowing we have a bad fox problem, does not protect them, just chooses to feed the foxes! My next encounter with him is not going to be a good one!

 

[Kessel23]

It I were you I would turn myself into the fox and start taking his chickens, he would not know the difference

 

[AnimalGeek23]

 

[KLIL]

Not me personally, but my neighbor had a hen come back almost a week after being taken by a fox. She was barebacked from where the fox grabbed her and was pretty roughed up. I think she was hiding in my woods during that time. She was the last of his flock - all others had been fox food before her. He didn't lock up her up or try to treat her wounds; he let her run loose and I assume the fox eventually got her for good.

Every year this neighbor gets a new flock knowing we have a bad fox problem, does not protect them, just chooses to feed the foxes! My next encounter with him is not going to be a good one!

Thats really sad! And after all that she had been through she ends up being taken again thats just sad.

I have seen a fox once at night but not in the day.

 

[Kessel23]

I saw a fox once at like 6 am, it was chasing one of my rabbits, the rabbit ran into a brush pile and was safe though, I spooked the fox and it ran off. I heard it coming from so far away, all the song birds were freaking out and mobbing it.

 

[KLIL]

I saw a fox once at like 6 am, it was chasing one of my rabbits, the rabbit ran into a brush pile and was safe though, I spooked the fox and it ran off. I heard it coming from so far away, all the song birds were freaking out and mobbing it.

Mine mostly went missing in the afternoon between 12 and 4.