- Apr 29, 2010
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I have 9 roosters and 8 hens in one of my coupes that are 21 weeks old and just started laying Saturday (got first four eggs). Today I come home from work and go to the coupe to see how many eggs are in there and there is a dead hen with her head removed and half eaten from her hind parts. It looks like an oppossum. They were in the yard. The thing that gets me is with all those roosters you'd think one would have stuck up for the hens. Of course it would have to have been one of my Blr wyandotte hens. I have the premier electric netting around the yard which has worked great, but when I checked it out it was on but not working. I think it must be grounded out due to all the leaves and debris against it. So what do you guys think oppossum or racoon or even wild cat? We do have quite a few feral cats around. The chicken was found in the chicken yard dead although I guess something could have gone into the coupe after them. I don't know if an oppossum is quick enough to catch a chicken outside the coupe. I set a live trap outside the yard with the rest of the carcass inside as bait. I guess I'll find out what it was.
Darryl
Darryl