Multiple chickens missing??

[Yardmom]

Are coyotes a possibility? They often hunt in packs. The older hen was probably hiding from the chase.

 

[Yardmom]

My dog keeps the small predators away. Ignores foxes and hides from coyotes. Not sure if a LGD would be like that though.

 

[McChooky]

One of the retired girls came back today and looks rough, so I'm not sure if any more will be back. But I wanted to set up a trail cam anyway, so I'll just have it pointed over the coop and yard

If she has any injuries you might want to do a search .

 

[PiedPiperDucklings]

My dog keeps the small predators away. Ignores foxes and hides from coyotes. Not sure if a LGD would be like that though.

We have more foxes and fishers than coyotes, but it's not impossible! A few years ago someone lost a cat to a coyote. I would assume if it was a predator I would have heard something. I let them out at 6am and we noticed some were missing at around 11 am, and me and my husband were both home. He was actually working outside that morning. I guess if they wandered far enough they could have been grabbed?

 

[McChooky]

We have more foxes and fishers than coyotes, but it's not impossible! A few years ago someone lost a cat to a coyote. I would assume if it was a predator I would have heard something. I let them out at 6am and we noticed some were missing at around 11 am, and me and my husband were both home. He was actually working outside that morning. I guess if they wandered far enough they could have been grabbed?

Eagles,Hawks and Coyotes kill most cats. I've watched a couple videos where mountain lions kill them too.They're safer inside.

 

[McChooky]

Not yet

I would have thought if it was a fox it would have come back by now. Are you keeping your chickens locked up?

 

[PiedPiperDucklings]

I would have thought if it was a fox it would have come back by now. Are you keeping your chickens locked up?

We did for the first day, but I felt bad because the ducks like to swim in the creek that's a yard or two away from the run. I haven't lost any more at all though, and my neighbors on both sides and across the road haven't lost any either, they also all free roam. I asked if they've seen our missing girls and they haven't.

 

[McChooky]

We did for the first day, but I felt bad because the ducks like to swim in the creek that's a yard or two away from the run. I haven't lost any more at all though, and my neighbors on both sides and across the road haven't lost any either, they also all free roam. I asked if they've seen our missing girls and they haven't.

My neighbors losing 2 or 3 a month to a bob cat .

 

[PiedPiperDucklings]

My neighbors losing 2 or 3 a month to a bob cat .

Oh no! I'm really hoping it isn't a predator but it might be

 

[McChooky]

Oh no! I'm really hoping it isn't a predator but it might be

Sorry Its not likely they'd all go broody or missing the same time and one would come back looking rough if you didn't have a predator. More than likely a couple of coyotes ran them off or killed them.