My First Loss to a Predator

[MissChick@dee]

So sorry for your loss. There’s just something special about chickens. To gain their trust for them to show and ask for affection is just special. I can’t imagine the depth of your heartache.
Again so sorry for your loss.

 

[Hen Pen Jem]

Greetings Lady J, I'm so sorry for your loss.
I lost my precious, Inky, to a bobcat exactly one year, to the day, last August. I was crushed to lose her. I tried to save her, but, couldn't.
It's very painful.

 

[Kat2141]

The beautiful, sweet, brown feathered soul in my profile pic got taken by a predator last night. It is my first loss, and it would have to be her. I just want to curl up in the fetal position and mourn. Happened last night. My guess is either a coon or a possum because it had to climb up into the pen. It is on a concrete slab, so no way for anything to dig under and in.

So sorry, I can certainly feel your pain. I lost one of my favorites a couple weeks ago to a fox. It's so heartbreaking to know that something killed them. The girls are locked in their run now, but hate it. They want to free-range so badly.

 

[Kat2141]

It/they (2 coons) were back last night, and I was ready! Posted my story in this thread. I found Minnie on the roof of the hen house. She was completely in tact except for 1/2 of her breast and body cavity.

I wish they had a "dislike" for some posts... I'm sad that they got Minnie, but I like that you stopped them from getting another. Darn predators... go after the wild things, not the ones we have "safely locked up"!

 

[Lady J]

I wish they had a "dislike" for some posts... I'm sad that they got Minnie, but I like that you stopped them from getting another. Darn predators... go after the wild things, not the ones we have "safely locked up"!

Amen! Exactly what I have been thinking.

 

[Lady J]

Pretty much guaranteed.


That is a little scary, those suckers are vicious. I suggest you take something intended to kill next time. It could have jumped on your face as easily as it fled.

Those open rafters MUST be secured!

When I jabbed the first one and knocked it off the rafter, I took off running because I thought it was going to fall through the wire underpinning. When I realized the wire was attached strong enough to hold him, I just started jabbing like crazy. All that coon wanted to do was get the heck out of Dodge as fast as he or she could! It was insane!

 

[Lady J]

OH I'm so sorry this happened to your sweet girl! Was she a chocolate Orpington? We have one and she is the sweetest girl ever! I would be so sad if that happened. Hugs to you!

Yes. I have (had) two, Minnie and Abie. Minnie was my favorite.

 

[Lady J]

So sorry about your sweet sweet girl! Bear hugs!

Thank you. :-(

 

[Lady J]

I have always said that before a hawk, GHO, etc. kills one of your chickens it first checks to see that it is wearing a wing band so the @$%*& predator can be sure that it killed one of your best. Condolences .

Exactly.

 

[Lady J]

So sorry for your loss. There’s just something special about chickens. To gain their trust for them to show and ask for affection is just special. I can’t imagine the depth of your heartache.
Again so sorry for your loss.

Thank you.