"Louisiana "La-yers" Peeps"

[campingshaws]

Sweet little thing. Light brahma, 6.5 weeks old. There are two sussex roos his same age left in the yard, so I'm hoping that eventually he'll end up with them.

 

[topdog24]

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

That sounds like it could be a cat also, i have seen cat attacks when i was young, they start at the head and eat down till they get their fill, but if you lost a hen and 2 littles, probably something fairly large or more than one. Sorry for your loss

 

[campingshaws]

Any advice on where I should set the traps? Near the coop or away? Or along the fence line?

 

[Cody A]

Wish I could give you advice Camping but I don't have experience with this. I guess it's too dry to see tracks in mud around your coop to tell what the culprit is.

 

[campingshaws]

I put one next to the coop, and one next to a tall stand of grass out toward the middle of the yard. Then I put a chicken carcass in plain site of a window. And put a light on it. And the light night scare everything off, but that would be fine by me.

I'm already missing a chick and pullet, one that was attacked this morning. I'm hoping they're just super well hidden. :/

 

[mire0042]

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.

so sad

 

[FlockOfHens]

Pam, How much are the legbars? What part of louisiana are you from?

 

[Ron Skekel]

Any advice on where I should set the traps? Near the coop or away? Or along the fence line?

It doesn't matter as long as you bait it with something good like sardines. Pam

 

[Ron Skekel]

Pam, How much are the legbars? What part of louisiana are you from?

I'm in Slidell La. Price depends on there age the closer to laying the more money they cost. I won't have any chicks for two months It's too hot. If you want older ones PM me I'll give you prices. I have 41/2 monthes and 6 months old some starting to lay. Pam

 

[campingshaws]

Well, I've got a possum in the trap. I'm also missing a pullet and a chick. Something grabbed a handful of the roo, and his alarm woke me up.

It's my own stupid fault. I've let them roost on top of the run since the second possum attack. So, I knew the risks I was taking.

I just spent an hour in the yard rounding up the roo and all the hens, chicks, and pullets. I couldn't get to three on top of the fence. I caught the roo, two hens, and a handful of pullets hunkering down in the grass.

It's a mess.

I'm supposed to take the kids to that dinosaur thing in LC tomorrow, but I doubt I'm getting anymore sleep tonight. Starting to regret taking those pullets to auction, or getting rid of all the roos. :/

Edit: I was just dozing off when I heard a noise. Looked on the back porch and found the missing pullet!! And also a hen that I didn't know I was missing. :/ Chickens were sounding the alarm so I went into the yard and didn't see anything, but I kept walking around and finally caught a possum sneaking under the fence. Took a while (dog is a coward, didn't have gun, gun wasn't loaded, etc.) but it's finally dispatched. I'll take care of the one in the trap in the morning.