Hello,
About a week ago I lost 4 of my 6 chickens (pullets) to a fox attack. I am trying to replace them ASAP so the other 2 are not too lonely, although they seem extremely bored and a bit different than before. For example they crave attention a lot more and come running much quicker than when it was all 6.
Can a fox attack (if witnessed by the other chicks) cause mental harm and how do I take care of them? They are only 2 months old when the incident happened so I was assuming that they wouldn't realize what had happened, just that their family size shrunk dramatically. The two remaining breeds are a red cochin bantam and buff Orpington. What thoughts do you guys have?
About a week ago I lost 4 of my 6 chickens (pullets) to a fox attack. I am trying to replace them ASAP so the other 2 are not too lonely, although they seem extremely bored and a bit different than before. For example they crave attention a lot more and come running much quicker than when it was all 6.
Can a fox attack (if witnessed by the other chicks) cause mental harm and how do I take care of them? They are only 2 months old when the incident happened so I was assuming that they wouldn't realize what had happened, just that their family size shrunk dramatically. The two remaining breeds are a red cochin bantam and buff Orpington. What thoughts do you guys have?