The Wyandotte Thread

[rtroxel]

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Well, your birds are gone, but at least you found out what did it and he won't do it again. I had an owl kill 2-3 birds a night for a week a couple years ago. Killed 2 turkeys, several ducks, full-grown roosters, etc. It took quite a while to figure out what was doing it....Sorry for your loss!

 

[pinkwindsong]

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wow sooo sorry. I know how sad you are.. some people cant understand when someones pets die. my husband is one of them "it was just a dog" he'd say.. "no it wasn't just a dog. he was a special member of the family"..

we love our animals even though we know intellectually that they will die and sooner than later but our hearts and souls are not set up to take the logic of animal life spans and we accept these little beings into ourselves.. we give each animal a bit of ourselves and so maybe just maybe. that's part of what makes our souls shine a little bit brighter everyday....
blessed be )O(
Pink

 

[perrym1962]

Some of my BLRW babies about 8 weeks..

 

[WyandotteTX]

No they dont. There have been BB Red and Blue Red, Birchen and Brown Red in the past but I think they have all gone by the wayside for lack of interest........
John



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[TennesseeTruly]

Thanks everybody. It couldn't get out once it got in and some bodies were ice cold, others were still warm so basically it was like it was stuck inside a restaurant so it decided to snack all night long. It was a beautiful owl and I'm saddened, actually, that my dog killed it, but she was doing her job. She took down a coyote about 6-8 weeks ago with just 3-4 shakes. Broke its neck.

I just sold 30 of their babies this weekend, too. Thankfully, I have 5 eggs from yesterday and my husband found 1 egg in the nestbox to help rebuild my flock.

Here's a pic of the owl. You can see, the dog didn't maul it, she just shook it and probably broke its neck. Beautiful creature. So beautiful, so deadly.

 

[ItsAZOO32]

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wow.. that is a beautiful bird.. I am so sorry it took the lives of so many of your babies

 

[Duramaxgirl]

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Wow how very sad for your babies. That's a good dog you've got there!

 

[AyeUpChuck]

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So sorry for your loss. I lost a 1/3 of my flock a few weeks ago and I'm still not over it. I really hope that you're able to hatch out those eggs!

 

[PeakyBeaky]

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Sorry for your loss.
I'm glad you have a few eggs, I hope they hatch out for you

What tallons that owl has-glad your dog wasn't injured.

 

[turbo]

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They should all end up with no black on their combs when they get older...you may get one or two that have the dreaded gypsy face..LOL. I dont use hens or pullets that have black on their combs so you should be ok...also any black on the shanks should get much better as they get older..but you will have some black on the shanks even in the adults.