Ducksandchickens
Free Ranging
Sorry for your loss. Looks like some kind of canine
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The cats are around all the time and have never bothered with them before would it be odd for them to attack all of a sudden? Is it possible a animal in the wild killed more than they could carry? There are 3 chickens unaccounted for and feather evidence and unshelled egg of the smaller buff silkieMy guess would be a dog or cat. If your dogs go nuts over other dogs but pay no mind to cats prowling around...perhaps a cat is your culprit. Cats "on the hunt" are very quiet. I have to agree with the other posters that animals in the wild don't leave their supper behind.
Feral cats are more aggressive hunters than your typical house cat. Perhaps your MIA chickens are traumatized and hiding somewhere?The cats are around all the time and have never bothered with them before would it be odd for them to attack all of a sudden? Is it possible a animal in the wild killed more than they could carry? There are 3 chickens unaccounted for and feather evidence and unshelled egg of the smaller buff silkie
I hope they are, the other 4 are happily pecking around outside and don't seem distressed at all but I have my eye on them to make sure nothing comes backFeral cats are more aggressive hunters than your typical house cat. Perhaps your MIA chickens are traumatized and hiding somewhere?
I just talked to a guy down the road that has chickens to warn him and he said he would bet on a fox, he said this time of year they will kill multiple chickens, take what they can and come back to get the others to bring back for their babies. He has trail cameras set up and said he has watched it happen and has trapped them before but does this sound plausible?
Yes they will. Had a fox kill 5 here Sunday morning before my husband interrupted the attack.I just talked to a guy down the road that has chickens to warn him and he said he would bet on a fox, he said this time of year they will kill multiple chickens, take what they can and come back to get the others to bring back for their babies. He has trail cameras set up and said he has watched it happen and has trapped them before but does this sound plausible?