Silent_Cal
In the Brooder
- Oct 18, 2021
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This morning when checking on my chickens I found one dead in the coop. Initially I was worried she had keeled over from some undetected sickness but after I got gloves on to remove the body I saw that something had eaten into her intestines and that her beak and been mostly destroyed. In my haste to remove the body, which had already gone stiff, and get to work I didn't thoroughly inspect for other wounds. My run is fenced in and has a net over the top, with not much more than a 2 inch gap. Also, several eggs i had failed to collect were eaten.
The coop is raised 3 feet off the ground and then the roosting board is a father 3 feet up. I'm located in suburban middle Tennessee, what kind of predator could be responsible? And then further what's the best method for preventing it from happening again besides waiting outside the coop with a shovel. I should also add that i've had just about two years now with no sign of any other incursion or attempted predation.
The coop is raised 3 feet off the ground and then the roosting board is a father 3 feet up. I'm located in suburban middle Tennessee, what kind of predator could be responsible? And then further what's the best method for preventing it from happening again besides waiting outside the coop with a shovel. I should also add that i've had just about two years now with no sign of any other incursion or attempted predation.
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