***OKIES in the BYC III ***

[Ksane]

Something killed 5 of my hens in one of the 50x50 yards and a rooster is missing in the big rooster yard next to it. It took their heads off of all of them and gutted a couple. Ate the entire inside of 1 of them. Does that sound like a coon or skunk? They were inside their 4x8 coops but the coop doors weren't shut. Those yards are farthest-about 100' from the house. We're going to lock em` up and set the traps tonight. It got 2 of my Orps, both Frizzle Cochins and my Black Star. The rooster who's missing was my last Brown Red Bantam Ameraucana, something got his twin brother last summer.
All the birds I've gotten this year are in roofed pens.

 

[artsyrobin]

Something killed 5 of my hens in one of the 50x50 yards and a rooster is missing in the big rooster yard next to it. It took their heads off of all of them and gutted a couple. Ate the entire inside of 1 of them. Does that sound like a coon or skunk? They were inside their 4x8 coops but the coop doors weren't shut. Those yards are farthest-about 100' from the house. We're going to lock em` up and set the traps tonight. It got 2 of my Orps, both Frizzle Cochins and my Black Star. The rooster who's missing was my last Brown Red Bantam Ameraucana, something got his twin brother last summer.
All the birds I've gotten this year are in roofed pens.

I am so sorry!! I would guess coon- but just guessing

 

[Kassaundra]

Something killed 5 of my hens in one of the 50x50 yards and a rooster is missing in the big rooster yard next to it. It took their heads off of all of them and gutted a couple. Ate the entire inside of 1 of them. Does that sound like a coon or skunk? They were inside their 4x8 coops but the coop doors weren't shut. Those yards are farthest-about 100' from the house. We're going to lock em` up and set the traps tonight. It got 2 of my Orps, both Frizzle Cochins and my Black Star. The rooster who's missing was my last Brown Red Bantam Ameraucana, something got his twin brother last summer.
All the birds I've gotten this year are in roofed pens.

I'm so sorry Ksane.

 

[miohippus]

sorry about you birds ksane, a opossum did that to one of mine a few years ago it was sleeping out side next to the fence and it reached though and never even went in the pen it self now i make sure everyone is inside at night.

 

[Ksane]

Thanks, ladies. Robin, I'm thinking coon also. Hopefully we'll get him trapped tonight. It was so sad, I think I'm still in shock. To find them all laying there with no heads and their pretty little hen-saver aprons still on them :-(

 

[artsyrobin]

Thanks, ladies. Robin, I'm thinking coon also. Hopefully we'll get him trapped tonight. It was so sad, I think I'm still in shock. To find them all laying there with no heads and their pretty little hen-saver aprons still on them :-(

i think i would go off the deep end to find them like that! i've only dealt with it once, and its horrid- hope you get it!

 

[Ksane]

We saw an owl out there perched in the tree when we were out there setting up the traps. I know owls are known for pulling off their heads and the only reason that wasn't my 1st choice is I didn't know owls were out in the winter. Duh-obviously I was wrong. Birds are locked up though.

 

[greenbeetle]

That is what scares me about getting back into raising chickens is the predators, i know that is to be exspected but still what an aweful thing to find when you get home and go make sure your babies are ok. Sorry for your losses.

 

[Kassaundra]

We saw an owl out there perched in the tree when we were out there setting up the traps. I know owls are known for pulling off their heads and the only reason that wasn't my 1st choice is I didn't know owls were out in the winter. Duh-obviously I was wrong. Birds are locked up though.

I don't think raptors generally attack and kill larger numbers of birds at a time like that though.

 

[mjgigax]

Something killed 5 of my hens in one of the 50x50 yards and a rooster is missing in the big rooster yard next to it. It took their heads off of all of them and gutted a couple. Ate the entire inside of 1 of them. Does that sound like a coon or skunk? They were inside their 4x8 coops but the coop doors weren't shut. Those yards are farthest-about 100' from the house. We're going to lock em` up and set the traps tonight. It got 2 of my Orps, both Frizzle Cochins and my Black Star. The rooster who's missing was my last Brown Red Bantam Ameraucana, something got his twin brother last summer. 
All the birds I've gotten this year are in roofed pens.

So sorry! Hate to hear that!