INDIANA BYC'ers HERE!

[CountryHen19]

There is a link in my signature for the Indiana map, fell free have a look... at any time you can also add yourselves to it by zooming into your location, clicking edit and right click a push pin into the map. Leave your nickname and county in the info...click done.... Voila!

done!

 

[vickichicki]

ok boy do i have avlong syory to tell ou guys. I went out to the chicken coop friday and found 3 dead chickens at the door ( pixked clean of all meqt) . then i found 1 outside near some trees dead ( pixked clean of meat) . and two missing without trace. rhe dau before i found feathers from 3 chickens vand they were missing. And today two mauled inside the chicken coop and 1 missing. I have 4 adult chickens left!

My guesses were nebiors dogs that i have called the sheriff on before twice for eating my ducks and chickens and they still continue to not chin them or keep them in house. So they are avpossibility. I was alsi thinking a fox or racoon. I ruled out avhawk because they couldnt pick somethingvthat big clean id meat in a night plus they wouldnt go in the coop. Rule out ground hogs because the are herbivores. I ruled out cyotes because they wouldnt go in the coop because they too skitish ( i constantly have avradio playing outside too) A weasel couldnt eat that many chickens. Do you guys have any guesses? Remember the picked cleanvofvmeatvdownvto the bone. Also whatever it is it must not be too afraid of humans because i have a radio playing( human voice). And it has to be able to fit through a lf sized chicken hole.

Sorry you are having to deal with this kind of thing.

There could be several things eating your chickens. My husband does some part time work with NWCO. He says the Coyote might be an option. Even with the radio playing. If it has been watching for a while it may be used to the sound enough to not feel threatened by it. However, he is betting odds on it being a more domestic animal... eg.. the neighbours dog as it has done it before and know you have 'tasty' things in your yard.
He said it is going to be a solitary animal or all of the chickens would be gone.

As for skunks, raccons, weasels etc, probably would not 'pick clean' the bird.

He said you need to point a finger at the dog.

 

[vickichicki]

done!

Wheee... thanks

 

[Mother2Hens]

Today's additions to Coopocalypse 2013:

Cut and attached the nesting box.

Tomorrow will be figuring out the hatch to get into it and mounting the two roosts.

We're in town, so we have a 5 hen limit. Hopefully, 4x4x3.66 feet is enough space in the coop so that they won't start roosting in a box.

We're going to have a black jersey giant, a salmon faverolle, a barred rock, a buff orpinton, and a silkie! (First timers so we're inordinately excited

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I LOVE my Jersey Giant! I posted this the other day, but oh well... she's so pretty. I love my barred rock, too. Congrats!

 

[Mother2Hens]

It was a beautiful day to stand halfway across the bridge from Indiana to Kentucky:





LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) --

Hours before the arena session, a line started forming around the structure and along Main Street onto the Clark Memorial Bridge where a line of people stretched across the bridge almost to Indiana. Organizers had told ticket holders to arrive two hours early for security checks.

The Dalai Lama, Nobel Peace laureate and spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhists, spoke to a crowd of 15,000 in Louisville, Ky.

The Dalai Lama spoke about his own experiences with animals. When questioned if he had any pets he said, “I have some birds, dogs and a cat. I have always felt that if you treat animals well, they respond accordingly. Animals can be more honest than humans, sometimes.”

The Dalai Lama said he wasn’t there to try to convert anyone to Buddhism, or even to religion, but rather to promote universal values of compassion and peace that anyone can aspire to, regardless of their beliefs. His message was rooted in compassion, and a message he claims will heal all conflict.

“Try and maintain a more peaceful mind, entirely based on sense of compassion, sense of other people’s well being,” said the Dalai Lama.

 

[CCCCCCCCHICKENS]

Sorry you are having to deal with this kind of thing.

There could be several things eating your chickens.  My husband does some part time work with NWCO.  He says the Coyote might be an option.  Even with the radio playing.  If it has been watching for a while it may be used to the sound enough to not feel threatened by it.  However, he is betting odds on it being a more domestic animal... eg.. the neighbours dog as it has done it before and know you have 'tasty' things in your yard.
He said it is going to be a solitary animal or all of the chickens would be gone.

As for skunks, raccons, weasels etc, probably would not 'pick clean' the bird. 

He said you need to point a finger at the dog.

that you so much. I am going to keep my chickens loked in the coop for a frw daus with monitored free ranging. I am going to try to set up a trap and i have a friend that has rhis canera thing. I detects mocement and has night vision or something like that. That way if i dont catch it at least i will know what i am dealing with. And thanks very much again if i anything else happens i will post.

 

[vickichicki]

that you so much. I am going to keep my chickens loked in the coop for a frw daus with monitored free ranging. I am going to try to set up a trap and i have a friend that has rhis canera thing. I detects mocement and has night vision or something like that. That way if i dont catch it at least i will know what i am dealing with. And thanks very much again if i anything else happens i will post.

Depending on whether this is an option for you, you could get a single wireless camera for the coop. I found this on Amazon. http://www.amazon.com/Mini-Wireless...d=1369019092&sr=8-15&keywords=security+camera.. Although the reviews are crappy for this particluar model, for about 50 bucks you could probably find something basic. Like this http://www.amazon.com/Wild-Game-Inn...&qid=1369019493&sr=8-38&keywords=trail+camera

It will not stop whats happening, but it might give you insights on what it is and how you can go about protectring the birds from ti happening in the future.

I tihnk keeping them indoors and locked up is the best thing to do at the moment, With the remaining live chickens I am sure whatever it is will be back to finish the rest off real soon. Keep a good eye out.

 

[vickichicki]

It was a beautiful day to stand halfway across the bridge from Indiana to Kentucky:





LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) --

Hours before the arena session, a line started forming around the structure and along Main Street onto the Clark Memorial Bridge where a line of people stretched across the bridge almost to Indiana. Organizers had told ticket holders to arrive two hours early for security checks.

The Dalai Lama, Nobel Peace laureate and spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhists, spoke to a crowd of 15,000 in Louisville, Ky.

The Dalai Lama spoke about his own experiences with animals. When questioned if he had any pets he said, “I have some birds, dogs and a cat. I have always felt that if you treat animals well, they respond accordingly. Animals can be more honest than humans, sometimes.”

The Dalai Lama said he wasn’t there to try to convert anyone to Buddhism, or even to religion, but rather to promote universal values of compassion and peace that anyone can aspire to, regardless of their beliefs. His message was rooted in compassion, and a message he claims will heal all conflict.

“Try and maintain a more peaceful mind, entirely based on sense of compassion, sense of other people’s well being,” said the Dalai Lama.

Thanks for sharing

 

[youngwagon]

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