New Hampshire Market Fairs

[shay20]

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That is so horible. My god. All these poor babys.
it is one thing to find one dead knowing it is from respitory cold ect, but it is another thing knowing that something is ohhhh my god, i dont even want to say it. I belive thats must hurt worse. I know it would hurt me even worse just thinking what those poor birds are going through. It would kill me. ahhhh what is going on.
I am so sorry. Ahhhh the little boy must be crying for her.

He was but now he's hanging out with Lilac, Fancy and Big Bird

ahhhhhh, poor baby. and so sorry you lost them.

 

[Just a Country Girl]

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Yes

Skunks will do that?

Yes, if just the head is gone it was most likely a skunk

 

[shay20]

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Skunks will do that?

Yes, if just the head is gone it was most likely a skunk

hmmm wow, i know fishers and weasles and racoons do that, but that is good news to that about the skunks. but not good news when it does happen.

 

[gypsy2621]

OMG! I was just there and admiring the silkie, she was a beautiful bird.
I am so sorry this has happened. time to lock them up for the days ahead till you can get the SOB.
most likely Juvinal coon helped its self to a free meal. Might just be away from the mother recently and is llooking for the quick easy meal, Time to set traps and eliminate it.
if You need hav-a-hart let me know and I will bring them over.

 

[chickn]

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Not that i know of, Could be fishercats, foxes,weasels,racoons.

But what happened?

i dont even want to tell you what happened.

i took out the 2 smooth feathered forest babies and let them run the yard, forgot we had some late appointments and when i got home after dark i couldnt find them, so today i went out to find this, now can you gues,,,,,did he eat the pullets head or the roo's head?????

here she is/was

 

[darbella]

Something got into one of my portable pens and took all 3 birds and left only pieces of wings.But there was a musty smell like ferret but much stronger. I read the Predator and Pest thread on BYC all the time because of my paranoia of bugs on my chickens! Don't ask me why, guess I like to itch all the time! haha, but anyway, all the members there said the musty smell can come from a fox, and the way that coop pen was thrashed around, it had to be a fox or a very big skunk!! The cage was literally bounced all over the place!

 

[gypsy2621]

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Mink will do the same thing, chase teh chickens around and around and the more they bounce and bash up against the cage, it can walk it everywhere and totally destroy it themsleves trying to get away.

Mink will also leave a musky smell also.

 

[Just a Country Girl]

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Not that i know of, Could be fishercats, foxes,weasels,racoons.

But what happened?

i dont even want to tell you what happened.

i took out the 2 smooth feathered forest babies and let them run the yard, forgot we had some late appointments and when i got home after dark i couldnt find them, so today i went out to find this, now can you gues,,,,,did he eat the pullets head or the roo's head?????

The same as my birds, the pullets

 

[Just a Country Girl]

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I will need a Hav-a-hart

 

[darbella]

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Mink will do the same thing, chase teh chickens around and around and the more they bounce and bash up against the cage, it can walk it everywhere and totally destroy it themsleves trying to get away.

Mink will also leave a musky smell also.

Would the mink take all 3 chickens and just leave a few pieces of the wings?? I was so sick when I saw that and the blood was everywhere and the smell was awefull!