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Glad he's gone and you're ok!
That wasn't normal behaveior at all!
Skunks can't see for beans only hear and smell even in broad daylight they shouldnt be like yours was.
My condlences on your losses.
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I don't know about your state lab, but the time we had a critter test rabies positive here in Michigan (it was a raccoon) the state public health folks called us directly, immediately, no waiting around for a fax or other message! Fortunately I haven't had a positive since, so faxes or letters have been good enough for negative results.
Mary
 
To the OP, normally......skunks don't kill a bunch of adult birds. Normally. What was the condition of the dead birds? Eaten or dead? How were they killed? When were they killed?

I would not discount the chance that something else did the killing and you found this skunk lurking around, scavenging in the aftermath. Same with the possum. I'd be on the lookout for something else......weasels and mink come to mind.

Also, if you have that many birds and want something more handy than a hoe to take on predators in mortal combat.......Christmas is coming. Ask Santa for a .410 shotgun and box of #4 shot to match.
 
Howard E said:
To the OP, normally......skunks don't kill a bunch of adult birds. Normally. What was the condition of the dead birds? Eaten or dead? How were they killed? When were they killed?

I would not discount the chance that something else did the killing and you found this skunk lurking around, scavenging in the aftermath. Same with the possum. I'd be on the lookout for something else......weasels and mink come to mind.

Also, if you have that many birds and want something more handy than a hoe to take on predators in mortal combat.......Christmas is coming. Ask Santa for a .410 shotgun and box of #4 shot to match.
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OP actually saw the skunk attack the birds.
 
chickenenthusiasts5698 said:
I went out to feed my chickens to find 8 dead from a skunk( he didn’t even touch the eggs) Ive never have experience predator attacks before. I feel so much guilt I wish I would have gone out sooner he tried to spray me but couldn’t because he’d already sprayed in the early morning. He won’t be a problem anymore and he wasn’t even bothered that’s I was in there’s he just kept killing. The rest of my flock seem to be okay no obvious injuries.
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chickenenthusiasts5698 said:
I did.. I killed it with a hoe and when I let up on him he just simply walked over and started attacking my barred rock. I just at a loss of words it’s so hard to hard to think about.
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Howard E said:
To the OP, normally......skunks don't kill a bunch of adult birds. Normally. What was the condition of the dead birds? Eaten or dead? How were they killed? When were they killed?

I would not discount the chance that something else did the killing and you found this skunk lurking around, scavenging in the aftermath. Same with the possum. I'd be on the lookout for something else......weasels and mink come to mind.

Also, if you have that many birds and want something more handy than a hoe to take on predators in mortal combat.......Christmas is coming. Ask Santa for a .410 shotgun and box of #4 shot to match.
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Because of the circumstances, I think there was something seriously wrong with the skunk. I love my .410 with #4 shot.
 

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