"Louisiana "La-yers" Peeps"

[Ron Skekel]

Well dang. SOMETHING came either over or under my fence and OPENED the heavy wooden cleaning door to the coop and killed my FBMC and possibly two of her chicks. I was missing two pullets and kept finding handfuls of feathers in the yard, but eventually found one hunkered down in tall grass in a corner of the fence, and the other wedged under some old tomato cages against the edge of the house. Both seem to be physically ok.

I found the hen in the corner of the yard, head and shoulders missing. Raccoon, right? That's my best guess. I cooked a chicken the other day and boiled the carcass for stock. Could I use that to bait the trap?

The frustrating part is that I was sleeping on the sofa and the cat and I BOTH heard something, but the dog didn't, so we didn't get up to look.

Sorry to hear that Camping. Sorry for the loss of your hen could also be a possum. Pam

 

[Ron Skekel]

Yes mam

I have Isbars that lay green eggs and Crested cream Legbars that lay blue. They are Rare breeds. I can hatch Easter eggers and olive eggers. I have other breeds but they lay from cream to dark brown. Pam

 

[campingshaws]

What are your dark egg layers, Pam? Marans? I'll be looking for another sometime soon. And by soon I mean "December."

I'm trying to hold out getting chicks or hatching until November or December, so I'll get spring/summer layers. It's just too hard brooding in this heat.

How do you like the isbars? I've looked at them before, but I can't remember what their temperament is like.

 

[campingshaws]

Sorry to hear that Camping. Sorry for the loss of your hen could also be a possum. Pam

Thanks, Pam. I'm going to set both traps tonight and also try to stay up. Or get up early. Either way. If I had my hammock I'd just sleep out.

 

[campingshaws]

What do cat kills look like? I just remembered that I've seen a big gray feral cat around...

 

[mire0042]

Sry, Camping, for your loss of your hen. Did you find the two missing chicks?

 

[campingshaws]

No, I didn't. I walked the yard and they're just totally gone. The last one left just wanders around crying. The hen was his broody, so he lost his mom and brothers.

 

[Ron Skekel]

What are your dark egg layers, Pam? Marans? I'll be looking for another sometime soon. And by soon I mean "December."

I'm trying to hold out getting chicks or hatching until November or December, so I'll get spring/summer layers. It's just too hard brooding in this heat.

How do you like the isbars? I've looked at them before, but I can't remember what their temperament is like.

F BC Marens are my darkest layers. I'm not hatching right now because it's too hot. Your timing will be good for me. I like the Isbars they are shy and keep to themselves they take care of them selves so I really like them plus the three that are laying one lays mint green, one olive, and one a sage green. The blue are my favorite the roo's are handsome the have gold coloring on them. It looks like real gold. Pam

 

[Ron Skekel]

What do cat kills look like? I just remembered that I've seen a big gray feral cat around...

My cats are afraid of the chickens they might go after a chick but not a full grown chicken. Unless it's a bobcat. I've never seen a kill from one. I'm pretty sure you have a coon or a possum . Pam

 

[Ron Skekel]

No, I didn't. I walked the yard and they're just totally gone. The last one left just wanders around crying. The hen was his broody, so he lost his mom and brothers.

Poor thing they really get upset when they lose flock members. Pam