so sad i lost one of my barred rocks....

[usbr]

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Well there you go...

Alot of people like to tell stories of how they shot a BB gun in a nusance animals butt and how it didnt bother them again but many times those same people will also post how they again have animal losses. Truth be told, what is being tought to the animals is the sight of a human is the problem, not the attack of a chicken. Unfortunatly, those animals have a fairly simple brain so what you are teaching the animal is when they see a human, they think pain and avoid it (meaning human) instead of the desired learned situation which is when the nusance animal sees a chicken, they should leave it alone.

My money is on fox and it wont happen again soon or regularly other than the fact that it occationally happens... well unless you stop the fox.... I have seen coon attacks with similar situations but not with such a blatent fox and coyote presence in the area.

I am sorry for your loss...

HTH

 

[CarriBrown]

I'm sorry for your loss. :aww

 

[SpottedCrow]

My condolences on your loss...
I would venture to say it was a bird of prey. I have a redtail in the neighbourhood who goes after a guy's racing pigeons.
Raptors are mostly likely the culprits if all you find is a pile of feathers. They pluck their food before eating it. I had to collect the remains of one of the pigeons a couple of weeks ago. All that was left was a head and a plastic bag's worth of feathers.

 

[wendy]

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those are some good ideas thanks!
the cabbage they would not eat raw, tried that

but they loved it cooked, go figure

 

[wendy]

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Well there you go...

Alot of people like to tell stories of how they shot a BB gun in a nusance animals butt and how it didnt bother them again but many times those same people will also post how they again have animal losses. Truth be told, what is being tought to the animals is the sight of a human is the problem, not the attack of a chicken. Unfortunatly, those animals have a fairly simple brain so what you are teaching the animal is when they see a human, they think pain and avoid it (meaning human) instead of the desired learned situation which is when the nusance animal sees a chicken, they should leave it alone.

My money is on fox and it wont happen again soon or regularly other than the fact that it occationally happens... well unless you stop the fox.... I have seen coon attacks with similar situations but not with such a blatent fox and coyote presence in the area.

I am sorry for your loss...

HTH

i didn't try shooting at them

 

[wendy]

i wanted to update.... i saw a fox walking the edge of the tree line/thicket today

un i think tis is what got our chicken he or she went right where the feathers were

 

[CtlisencedArborist]

Im sorry for your loss.This is why i dont f/r.I am going to be having a litter of baby barred rocks soon if your interested if you cant find any.Grass clippings,roosts,rocks,veggies,box's,bird seed.All of these are good ideas to keep your babys busey without f/r them.i do have a 300 foot fence around mine.i let them in it when im home on weekends.They stay in there prison camp when im not,lol.Is it better to be alive and not have as much roaming space,or not?

 

[wendy]

well thank you CtlicensedArborist for offering some barred rocks to me. i will probably try to find some local when we get some more. i am leary of "mailing" them. and i can't get to CT , lol.
those are good ideas to for the treats. i need to go get some kind of boxes or totes for some toys!