Thanks for the info. My first thought was a dog or dogs. I was in and out of the house all morning and walked by the window to see a young stag trying to hide in open lawn up by the house. I knew that wasn't good as they don't usually venture up to the house. Most of the older birds were up in the trees spread out over about a 100 yard area around the pens.
I found 7 dead and still missing about a dozen quail size chicks. I walked all over and it seems quite now, so I am guessing all the survivors are back. Middle of the day and all the birds are in and up on the roost. I have one cock bird that is missing most of the feathers on his back and all his tail that is just standing there in shock. It was interesting to see his trail of feathers before he made it back into his pen.
Yeah I have thinned down the coons pretty good. I just caught one this morning after several days with nothing. My guess is after the dog was full, it just started killing for fun...
Yes, I had 3 hens with their chicks, some young birds and the one cock bird.
Just about everyone around us has dogs... We have had dogs in the yard, but not any problems for a couple of years. They would get one bird, but nothing like this.
