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[ChickenCanoe]

maybe two weeks

Your call. I'd probably clean them

 

[kwhites634]

They are very difficult to see. Tiny and quick.

I don't think ours are escapees. I believe they're wild type. They're typical of the wild color.



How long have the eggs been incubating?
If a short period, I'd clean them. If close to hatching, leave them alone.
My thinking is that the feces on the eggs long term could be a problem.
I had a broody fill the nest with feces the last couple days before hatching. I guess she never got up. She apparently thought the hatch was imminent or the hatch was protracted.
All the chicks were fine.

Maybe what i saw wasn't a mink, then; it looked as big as a house cat with a long, fox-like tail, and all black.

 

[LocalYokel]

Your call. I'd probably clean them

Thanks!!

1 is clear anyway

 

[LocalYokel]

Gunna change the bedding too

 

[ChickenCanoe]

Maybe what i saw wasn't a mink, then; it looked as big as a house cat with a long, fox-like tail, and all black.

Do you have martens or fishers where you live?

The one in the picture is a full grown mink.
Weasels don't have as thick of bodies but longer tails. They're lighter brown with a much lighter underside.
Both can squeeze through a 1" opening.

I think we have 3 different species of weasels. The least is most common around here and can get in the smallest openings.

Gunna change the bedding too

Definitely.

 

[Mirajane]

I finally found a body of one of the baby chickens. Looked like it was grabbed a few times and escaped, but maybe died from stress of running in the dark? It's hard to tell. And of course it was my favorite one that I found. No one else has showed up that I can see, and definitely no babies. I went through our horrible security footage, and saw the fox definently attacked the baby tractor first.

 

[fire370]

He's gonna grow up to be a handsome fella, that is if I don't eat him first..........

 

[mlm Mike]

Anyone that has tagged or is looking for Sally, she has been having internet issues.

 

[fire370]

[COLOR=333333]Anyone that has tagged or is looking for Sally, she has been having internet issues. [/COLOR]

Seems to be a common trait to those of us that can only get HughesNet. Sucks rooster balls....

 

[mlm Mike]

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