LGBTQ+ Poultry Keepers

[Canadian Wind]

Well this is just great. Just yesterday I was talking about Heartbreak-her and today she's gone. Taken by a fox during the night

Oh no! Fluffy, I'm so sorry!!! *huge huge hugs* I know only too well the pain of losing one to a fox.

 

[fluffycrow]

Oh no! Fluffy, I'm so sorry!!! *huge huge hugs* I know only too well the pain of losing one to a fox.

Thank you. Those darn foxes are getting smart

 

[Canadian Wind]

Thank you. Those darn foxes are getting smart

Too much so. I had one waiting in ambush as I let the ducks out. No sooner were they out of the fenced area and going to their food that it jumped out and snatched one. It was so fast, the rest of the flock never had a chance to react or notice! They went about their feeding as if nothing had happened, it was that quick. That was the day the ducks and chickens were no longer allowed out of their pen.

 

[fluffycrow]

Too much so. I had one waiting in ambush as I let the ducks out. No sooner were they out of the fenced area and going to their food that it jumped out and snatched one. It was so fast, the rest of the flock never had a chance to react or notice! They went about their feeding as if nothing had happened, it was that quick. That was the day the ducks and chickens were no longer allowed out of their pen.

Wow. That's insane

 

[TwoCrows]

Well this is just great. Just yesterday I was talking about Heartbreak-her and today she's gone. Taken by a fox during the night

@fluffycrow OMG, I am SO sorry!!! That's awful, I am so sad now! She was such a pretty gal! Poor girl.

 

[fluffycrow]

@fluffycrow OMG, I am SO sorry!!! That's awful, I am so sad now! She was such a pretty gal! Poor girl.

Thank you. She was the first ever bird to be born here, and she's gone so fast due to my carelessness

 

[TwoCrows]

Thank you. She was the first ever bird to be born here, and she's gone so fast due to my carelessness

It's not your fault, ever! Predators find it very easy to outsmart us all.

 

[fluffycrow]

Thank you. But it kind of is. She was in the

It's not your fault, ever! Predators find it very easy to outsmart us all.

coop/run. And it's not the first time I've lost birds this way. 2 years ago I lost some of her aunts the same way. That prompted me to reinforce the wire, as the base wire has large openings. I made it possible for her to get touched by keeping a waterer close to the fence, and not moving it away from it

 

[TwoCrows]

Thank you. But it kind of is. She was in the


coop/run. And it's not the first time I've lost birds this way. 2 years ago I lost some of her aunts the same way. That prompted me to reinforce the wire, as the base wire has large openings. I made it possible for her to get touched by keeping a waterer close to the fence, and not moving it away from it

Predators have a lot of time on their hands, they are difficult to control.

 

[fluffycrow]

Predators have a lot of time on their hands, they are difficult to control.

That is true. I don't know how this one managed to break through the small-holed wire (not chicken wire), and get Heartbreak-her within reach, but it will. It was pullets last time as well. They are obviously not as wary, but there is no way for them to get their heads touch if they don't voluntarily move it close to the fence