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my little Dixie chick is missing

Discussion in 'Predators and Pests' started by pinkwindsong, Jun 8, 2011.

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  1. Jun 8, 2011 #1
    pinkwindsong

    pinkwindsong Chillin' With My Peeps

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    hi all,

    my 13 week old gold comet Dixie is missing.. two nights ago she had snuck back out of the kennel before I closed the door and realized she wasn't in it and surprised me the next morning with a big stretch...out side...
    last night when I went to close the kennel.. everyone was in there except .. Dixie... I looked everywhere couldn't find her.. even went back out at 2 am to look with flashlight again.. still no Dixie. this morning there is a puff of feathers on the ground by the back fenceline.. and No Dixie.... no body just a puff of feathers on the ground..

    I fear the worst... has anyone had a chick disappear into a wooded/ pasture area and come back?

    blessed be )O(
    Pink
     
  3. Jun 8, 2011 #2
    Moonkit

    Moonkit Chillin' With My Peeps

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    puff of feathers.. sounds like a hawk or fox might have taken her. Its a longshot.. but have you tried walking around with one peeping in your hand? Sometimes a scared chick in hiding will come out to the call of a flockmate.
     
  5. Jun 9, 2011 #3
    bryan99705

    bryan99705 Chillin' With My Peeps

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    I realize it's a very remote chance but did your bird reappear?
     

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