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[rjohns39]

Hi and welcome to BYC We're so happy you've decided to join us

So sorry for your losses and hope you feel better soon

 

[Marie2020]

Hello

I hope you can stop whatever is attacking your birds. If you can find a way to stop this I'm sure they will settle again, it will take time

Get well soon

 

[Idaho Chicken Bungalow]

Good morning, I am sorry for your loss. Get them locked up safe the best you can, it seems like you all need a long rest. Try not to over do it while you're recovering. They need you. Maybe you can ask a few friends to look over your current pen and see if there is a place that needs securing. Is it possible you can ask for help instead of fixing it yourself?

 

[tabs1234]

Welcome.
What did you lose all of those birds to?

possible raccoons or skunks. Usually if there are skunks around my dogs know it and make a big fuss and they made no sounds that night which is very strange.

 

[tabs1234]

Good morning, I am sorry for your loss. Get them locked up safe the best you can, it seems like you all need a long rest. Try not to over do it while you're recovering. They need you. Maybe you can ask a few friends to look over your current pen and see if there is a place that needs securing. Is it possible you can ask for help instead of fixing it yourself?

I don't have help but hopefully I can get it fixed soon. It isn't always easy doing everything yourself and this summer has been crazy. Broke 2 bones in my food, down 6 weeks, Had surgery, down another 6 weeks, then Covid and pneumonia and still trying to recover.

I need me a husband, lol. I will get back on my feet.

 

[tabs1234]

Raccoon or something else, you can assure they will be back for another free meal. Do you have a box trap and or trail camera you could set up?

I bought trail cams but they were defective. I need to get different ones for sure so I can see what's out there.

 

[416bigbore]

I don't have help but hopefully I can get it fixed soon. It isn't always easy doing everything yourself and this summer has been crazy. Broke 2 bones in my food, down 6 weeks, Had surgery, down another 6 weeks, then Covid and pneumonia and still trying to recover.

I need me a husband, lol. I will get back on my feet.

Oh my goodness, you and I must share that same rain cloud, there are some days it will continue raining all through the night ! LOL

Lately when life has been throwing me Lemon's I started fighting back, I grab the salt and Patron and within a few minutes things start look up!

IMO, If you think a skunk is the predator, DO NOT USE A BOX TRAP! Things can get real ugly quick if you don't know how to get them out of it without being sprayed.

I forget the brand name of it without looking, but we purchased a really inexpensive wireless baby monitor with night vision and sound and mounted it out in our one goat pen beside our coop. The camera and monitor both need 120V power but the signal is wireless. I am guessing it's all of 125 feet between them and it works amazingly very well and we have had it a year now.

We have the monitor sitting on the small table beside the bed and the audio picks up every little noise or commotion with the goats and or ducks and chickens. So around 4:30 am every morning like clockwork, we get to hear our Rooster do his thing. Thankfully his crowing is short lived and he stops! LOL

 

[janiedoe]

Welcome to BYC. I'm sorry for your loss, and for your troubles. I hope you recover soon.

 

[cmom]

So sorry for your loss. If you have a camera put it up and then you will know for sure what you're dealing with. I have electric wires around my coops and pens and nothing has gotten past the hot wires. I also have several cameras up. Good luck...

 

[tabs1234]

Getting Covid has messed up my time line. It hasn’t been 6 weeks. My granddaughter was born 5 weeks ago, I got Covid 1 week later and it was a couple days later that my birds were killed.
They’re doing better I’m happy to say.