Need help, entire flock gone **warning- graphic photo**

[McChooky]

Thank you for the suggestion. Netting wont work in my area- and is also illegal. We dont have crows- or flying predators. We had HUMANS with canines that stole birds, and deliberately killed them. Since then- the bridge has been removed that they illegally built and we the property is covered in barbed wire. I suppose they could enter through the beach- but the coral reef would destroy your boat, but everything is blocked and since the police got involved... (and all the government agencies, with court dates in which we won) we have a different outlook.

I didn't know there was any place that didn't have aeriaL PREDATORS.You're lucky with the exception of the humans obviously. My neighbors have never messed with my chickens or hurt anything fortunately.It would take a psycho to kill someones chickens

 

[CabritaChicks]

I didn't know there was any place that didn't have aeriaL PREDATORS.You're lucky with the exception of the humans obviously. My neighbors have never messed with my chickens or hurt anything fortunately.It would take a psycho to kill someones chickens

Kestrals here are abnormally small (like many specieis of animals as we dont have fresh water and they adapt), so even a 2 day old chick would be a stretch, pearly eyed thrather (size of a cardinal) are territorial- but dont attack chickens, no crows, ravens- just a lot of water birds like seaducks, ibis, herons (all not threats, in fact Henry a night crowned heron grazes WITH my chickens, they are buddies)-

On the other side of the island there are some hawks, but we have a couple microclimate on a very small island, and they stay directly on the west side.

It was a calculated move—meant to intimidate me and force a land grab. My property is seaside with direct walkout access, unlike most spots on the island that sit high on cliffs with no water entry. The two men behind it want my land for their illegal hotels, to offer guests charter tours and similar perks to explore the coral reef. Their plan was to destroy everything I valued so I’d sell in desperation. Instead, it completely backfired.

And then there was the other asshat who stole my chicken and sold it (the gate was open during a time when we were constructing a casita on our property and one of the workers friends litterally told her to jump in the car and she complied as she was just too friendly). Tame chickens- in perfect health, of egg laying age (as feed here is 80 bucks a bag), worth its weight in gold. Feral chickens are every 20 feet, it is the docile ones people keep in their homes.

My new and still biggest threat is hermit crabs. So everyone is different but you cant take a step without stepping on a hermit crab- and they go nuts for chicken feet and pinch (oh yes, it hurts and can draw blood) when the chickens go to eat.

 

[CabritaChicks]

Do u lock ur chicken's up at night? I learned a really hard lesson in not doing that,now every evening when they go in their hut I shut the door. I use to just let them go in and roost like they do every evening never locking them in so they could get out at their own time every morning til it happened. So when I got all new ones I put a camera where I could see what got them and it was an OWL it took one off and I guess would have came back for the others if I hadn't already found them.So no more they get locked up now right after I see they are all in the hut. I'm so sorry for ur loss, it is sad we get close to or chicken's just for something to kill them. Ialmost gave up but didn't and now I keep a closer eye on them.

Yes- but the chickens were taken by humans- with dog with collars- at 2pm.