Sad day today...

[CarolJ]

Despite the comments about drowning - you did what you felt best at the time. Hindsight is always 20/20 - and people can always think of a better way. You should feel proud that you did what was best for Cricket. He would've suffered longer if you'd taken the time to get whatever you needed to put him out of his misery via another method.

I'm sorry for your loss. I lost my beautiful white Araucana roo to a hawk a month ago - and seeing his bloody body was so upsetting.

 

[JenBirdRansom]

Oh no...I'm so very sorry you had to go through all that. Poor Cricket, bless his heart.

 

[JJ Hen Hut]

Very sorry about that. We had a near fatality recently with a fox but she recovered. Still got a small taste of what it is like to lose one of your birds. No fun. Very sorry again.

 

[rancher hicks]

I am sorry for your loss,


Rancher

 

[TGreenhut]

Thank you all for your kind words.

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Thanks CarolJ, you really made me feel better about what I did...

Sorry about your roo, those darn hawks can be terrible!

 

[mkeawsh]

RIP Cricket. And kudos to you for being so brave and not letting him suffer further. I agree, it was a predator and you have to be on the lookout for it to return. Once they find a food source, they keep coming back. Poor little Silkies don't roost, so they are so vulnerable, that and poor eyesight from the top knots. One thing I have and I do think it works, is the Night Owl Eye red-thingy. It is a blinking light that I mounted on a post near the pop door and it is solar powered, auto on and off at dusk. I am thinking to put one right above the coop pop doors, they are like $25 to $30 at the feed store. Maybe something that easy would help you out.

HenZ

Yep, have the NiteGuard on all sides and on the lid of the longest of my chicken tractors. With the wide side range it projects, one takes care of deterring the sky predators. I have not had any problem with predators in five years. I will even leave before dark and the chickens will still be out. When I come home to close up the house and tractors way past dark, they are all there. Those flashing lights are something else. Actually, you can get them now for $19.95 at HoeggerFarmyard.com. I got mine directly from the company originally - www.NiteGuard.com . You should look into it.