I think my chickens might have been eaten

[Hivoltage]

We had ours scatter from a predator and we lost 5 of them. 1 managed to find the coop and 1 was back the next morning. Hope some come back for you!!

 

[MillersFarm]

If you cover the run, you don't have to hunt the coyotes.

Not necessarily, A coyote will dig under fences to get to your flock. Once they find a food score (Your chickens) They will come back when they get hungry since they Know that there are chickens around. I think what BYC910 meant was to cover the run so the chickens can't get out while there is a coyote problem.

 

[CorvusFarm]

Not necessarily, A coyote will dig under fences to get to your flock. Once they find a food score (Your chickens) They will come back when they get hungry since they Know that there are chickens around. I think what BYC910 meant was to cover the run so the chickens can't get out while there is a coyote problem.

That is how I interpreted the comment as well. And a skirt of wire around the base of the run is enough to keep them from digging under.

I get that people are protective of their chickens. But it seems a quick rush to predator hunting, when a bit more attention to coop/run security is easier and more successful in the long term.

 

[Dario]

They haven't returned yet. I'm assuming they're gone for good .

Their stupid curiosity got them killed. My neighbor reported seeing them up the street at a cul de sac which borders a foresty area. I have one chicken left that is fortunately too timid to jump the fence.

 

[Hivoltage]

Sorry...we know how it feels.

 

[venymae]

They haven't returned yet. I'm assuming they're gone for good .

Their stupid curiosity got them killed. My neighbor reported seeing them up the street at a cul de sac which borders a foresty area. I have one chicken left that is fortunately too timid to jump the fence.

Poor hennie Sorry for your loss. You may be aware of it, but that last little hen is gonna need a friend or two now that the others are gone. You can try your state thread here on BYC or the buy/sell/trade to see if anyone near you has a hen or two that you could snag.