PLEASE HELP ME! Face being eaten? Beaks gone???? Help! GRAPHIC PICS!!!

[chickenman98]

I know this is kinda random because nothing was said about a fungus or bacteria in a while, but it can't be either of those because what are the chances that the beaks would only fall off at night? I mean why at night when there are so many predators and stuff out. If it was bacteria I think it would happen in the daylight too, unless by some stretch there is some weird thing that only happens to the beaks and only when they are sleeping. I'm sorry about your birds

 

[Miss Lydia]

Just wondering how things are going and if your any closer to finding out what did this?

 

[the4heathernsmom]

yea me too I keep peeking to see if you have found your culprit yet!!!!!!!!!1

 

[sonew123]

Yeah any critter updates!!!???

 

[MasKettle]

Fox will do that. And they can get in the smallest spaces. I've heard weasels will too but never had one here. Foxes we have plenty. They sneak in and pick them off quietly often taking the heads and leaving the rest. When the kits are ready to venture out they aren't quite big enough to take the whole head so you get 'missing pieces' taken in a bite or 2.

 

[Pickaduck]

I'm hoping everything is okay since we haven't had any updates..

 

[Coop Scoop Boogie]

I would caution anyone thinking about using poison to not put it out where anything or anyone( small hands) can get to it. If rats are the problem I'm sure it is more than one or will be in a short amount of time. Rats are smart and learn about traps quickly. They will eat the one rat that gets trapped and then avoid the trap. This process continues until all the dumb ones have been trapped and the others have learned about the trap and moving the trap does not work, they still know it's a trap. If you put out poison, which is a good choise if you are careful, put the poison under something that only the rat, coon, possum can get into and not a dog ,cat or child. We had a rat invasion one year during a drought. The water brought them to the coops and they stayed for the feed. We did the traps but ended up moving to poison. We put the poison under some wire baskets I have to keep everything else out of it. You could try laundry baskets, milk crates or other such items and be sure to weight it down. As a side note, rats, possums and coons can get in anywhere their heads will fit no matter how large the body is and hognose snakes are not poisonous, but snakes can be a problem around coops too.

Good luck folks and happy flocking

 

[char259]

Just checking in..... no updates!!!! oh no!

 

[quibs]

Have you caught what ever was doing that?!

I just read through the pages and HOLY COW

I've never seen anything like that with my birds. I'm sorry for your loses

 

[nixon_family4]

Also checking in for an update. Hoping no news is good news!