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[IttyBiddyRedHen]

Ok, this is weird. Not weather related either. I don't think.

I went into the chicken run this morning, to pour hot water into their frozen water buckets. Out in their pen, they have had a cold old dead squirrel laying on the ground. My DH shot it, I figured they would eat it. I guess they were letting it "tenderize" for a few days.

Anyhoo....went in there this morning. .....and it was gone. No claw marks in the dirt around it. No dig marks around the fenceline. Nothing.

What would scavenge an old dead squirrel inside of a locked chicken run? In the middle of the night I guess? The dang thing didn't just get up and escape. And last night has been the coldest here in SC so far for this winter season.
I can usually find paw prints, or claw marks, or something...when predators are sniffing around the run. How odd.

 

[superchemicalgirl]

Could it be a flying predator?

 

[SpeckledDottie]

Maybe it got its' wings and went to squirrel heaven.

 

[IttyBiddyRedHen]

Well, considering we have bird netting covering the entire run. So, it had to have walked out somehow. When it thaws out a bit out there....ima go look around again. I'm telling you......I found NOTHING

Not even squirrel hair frozen to the mud.

 

[drumstick diva]

maybe it's a vampire squirrel or were-squirrel oh gasp - a zombie squirrel

 

[ronott1]

Is there any relief in sight for your dry area? I'd be happy to ship you some snow.

There is a bit. The Ten Day Forcast show:

jan 09 Few showers
Jan 11 Showers

Then it goes to P cloudy on the 12th.

December and January are our wettest months. Sometimes we can get a wet February or March, but After April the rain averages drop less than .25 inches per month.

Our Governor has already declared an Emergency and Farmers will get less than 25% of there water this year. Since California feeds the World with a lot of our Ag products, we can expect some price increases next year.

 

[Highcotton]

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No problem. The mud will be frozen by the first of the week.

 

[Highcotton]

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Those golden hill are supposed to be green by now.

 

[Highcotton]

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Well just keep your long johns on. The forecast for the first of next week is even colder. It was 25 here last night and the forecast for Monday is 16.

 

[Highcotton]

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