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If you have a game camera put it up. The predator will be back and has probably lurking looking for an opportunity. Good luck...
 
With a camera, if you can get a picture then you will know what you're dealing with and can form a plan. Good luck...
 
tielie135 said:
i just had a very bad quail attack last night. 3 (making a total of 5) more quail were killed and one was very severely injured. all having the heads torn off at the shoulders and eaten with very little else eaten (just a couple of bites out of the breast on two) and one hen that was very badly injured. her wing was torn clean off at the shoulder and a large patch of skin was removed (bigger than a toonie) around. the breast muscle seems mostly okay though. there is also a large injury to the back of her head. hoping it is skin deep but it might not be. the wing was eaten too. i have only 7 birds left including the injured one who i dont know if she is going to make it. a couple of the other survivors have neck feathers torn out at the front and feathers missing/ cuts on the top of the head. the coop had wire spaced about 3/4 inch apart and was fully closed so had to of been able to get through that. the first attack was during daytime around noon, the others were at night or morning. i live in central BC canada and my guess is ermine, but i have never even seen footprints here once (although they do live here)
i have moved the quail all inside and have a rat trap and small cage trap baited with the quail leftovers inside the coop/ run. i want to know what you guys think is the culprit because i want to be ready and have this thing dead TONIGHT. we have literally every predator here. thanks
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Just awful. Do you have an electric barrier/ fence? Even bears respect a shock.
 
cmom said:
With a camera, if you can get a picture then you will know what you're dealing with and can form a plan. Good luck...
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had a camera up on the night but my chicken coop blocked it. i was going to move it at some point today but i dont know if it will catch anything. i added some fish to the trap so hopefully that gets it in.
 
I have some cameras on posts that I move around.
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