New from Tucson Arizona!

[Kevin565]

 

[cyndiloowho]

Thank you all for your warm greetings! Its so nice to finally get to chatting with you all.

We had a rough morning today. Yesterday morning we separated our Blue Andalusian from the flock temporarily as she has been pecking tirelessly at a few of our hens pulling out all the feathers on one's head and drawing blood; the others have no feathers on their rears.  We've have been babying the bleeding hen and protecting her as much we can until the natural order is re-established within the coop. Bleeding has stopped and we've applied neosporin and now blukote.  We had planned to re-enter Blue to the flock this AM.  Well, when I went out to feed them early this AM to my horrified surprise, obviously a bob cat got her last night.  There was blood and feathers everywhere. I'm so sad for this baby Blue that we've raised.  Poor girl.

This is our first round with a bob cat although we see them are in the area.  We have two large dogs so they don't usually come close to our yard. Although I feel our coop is very secure, its time to double reinforcements on their home before he returns for another tasty treat.

I am so so sorry. How awful for all of you

 

[weimarmama]

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from Alabama. Glad you joined us.

 

[willowbranchfarm]

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Glad you joined this forum.

 

[KootenaiRiverChick]

Welcome from Southern California, and I'm so sorry for your loss!