Washingtonians Come Together! Washington Peeps

[mixedbreeds]

Oh did I ever screw up Wednesday night. I have a routine closing up the coops do the big one then close all the smaller coops in the barn and close both barn doors. For some reason I closed the barn coops first then shut the barn doors hollered at the dog and went to the house and went to bed. Got up next morning went out to feed chickens big coop still open started seeing feathers I was sick I saw about 6 spots where chickens were killed but it was much much worse 36 out of 37 chickens gone one dead one left. It had to have been a very large pack of coyotes is the only thing I can think of. There is nothing good about this but this was the group that needed to be mostly culled but still it was my original group I had out there all the ones that had names pretty sad. I won’t do that again. It’s about a 45 minute drive to Brewster and I have seen 6 coyote pups hit on the road in the last month there must be a lot of them.

 

[pennyJo1960]

Oh did I ever screw up Wednesday night. I have a routine closing up the coops do the big one then close all the smaller coops in the barn and close both barn doors. For some reason I closed the barn coops first then shut the barn doors hollered at the dog and went to the house and went to bed. Got up next morning went out to feed chickens big coop still open started seeing feathers I was sick I saw about 6 spots where chickens were killed but it was much much worse 36 out of 37 chickens gone one dead one left. It had to have been a very large pack of coyotes is the only thing I can think of. There is nothing good about this but this was the group that needed to be mostly culled but still it was my original group I had out there all the ones that had names pretty sad. I won’t do that again. It’s about a 45 minute drive to Brewster and I have seen 6 coyote pups hit on the road in the last month there must be a lot of them.

Oh my mercy that is one heck of loss I am so sorry get the shotgun out

 

[Hinotori]

I'm sorry. It sucks to lose any birds and that's a horrible loss

 

[pennyJo1960]

Sold two sewing machines today, needed to get them in places they will be used

 

[mixedbreeds]

It was my fault but I can’t think of anything else it could be other that cayotes and a lot of them. Most of the birds would have been on the top two roosts 5 and 6 feet high it looked like a tone of dog size tracks in the straw.

 

[mixedbreeds]

Sold two sewing machines today, needed to get them in places they will be used

So are you going forward with selling everything and being homeless

 

[pennyJo1960]

Have not quite made a choice totally yet I am keeping my little green machine 21 A viking husqvarna

 

[mixedbreeds]

My other sister and husband sold everything but a small storage shed full of stuff and bought a motor home a couple months ago. They were gone for about a month and then back camping about a half an hour from where they had there house. Go figure

 

[pennyJo1960]

That is pretty much what we are talking about

 

[New2Chicks97]

Oh did I ever screw up Wednesday night. I have a routine closing up the coops do the big one then close all the smaller coops in the barn and close both barn doors. For some reason I closed the barn coops first then shut the barn doors hollered at the dog and went to the house and went to bed. Got up next morning went out to feed chickens big coop still open started seeing feathers I was sick I saw about 6 spots where chickens were killed but it was much much worse 36 out of 37 chickens gone one dead one left. It had to have been a very large pack of coyotes is the only thing I can think of. There is nothing good about this but this was the group that needed to be mostly culled but still it was my original group I had out there all the ones that had names pretty sad. I won’t do that again. It’s about a 45 minute drive to Brewster and I have seen 6 coyote pups hit on the road in the last month there must be a lot of them.

Oh no! That is horrible The coyotes always seem to be plentiful in that area. My parents live outside of Grand Coulee towards Bridgeport and there are so many coyotes out there. My parents have had them attack calves and baby horses especially in the winter when there is less food. So my dad's winter entertainment is spotlighting and dispatching them when they come calling.

Hope you get some new chicks soon.