- Jun 27, 2011
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A couple of days ago we heard a commotion in the backyard and went to investigate it.
We seen a hawk trying to get one of the birds. We were able to scare it off before it had gotten any of my bird.
Luckily we have a lot of trees, which helped the chickens take cover in until the danger was gone.
I was gone for an hr before dusk and noticed that one of my DC chick was missing when I came back.
I tried looking for it but no such luck, I felt so bad because I thought that the Hawk must've gotten it.
Earlier this morning when I let out all the chickens I notice that a couple of the chicks' feather had blood mark on them. I couldn't find any injuries on them at all.
So later when I went to go and feed them, I notice that that one of my Dark Conish x EE chick had died blood on it. Upon closer inspection It was missing skin from the scalp and also the neck.
Now I'm not sure if that was the missing chick or not, but all 6 of them are accounted for now.
So this is what I am thinking what happen:
1). It was that chick that was missing and must have escape the clutches of the Hawk.
2). The injuries were cause by a rat or mice?
3). Raccoon or Opossum? (That's what a family member says)
What do you guys think?
I enclose pictures of the said chick while I was giving it a bath.
I have the chick isolated and put electrolytes in some water along with food.
Thanks in advance!
We seen a hawk trying to get one of the birds. We were able to scare it off before it had gotten any of my bird.
Luckily we have a lot of trees, which helped the chickens take cover in until the danger was gone.
I was gone for an hr before dusk and noticed that one of my DC chick was missing when I came back.
I tried looking for it but no such luck, I felt so bad because I thought that the Hawk must've gotten it.
Earlier this morning when I let out all the chickens I notice that a couple of the chicks' feather had blood mark on them. I couldn't find any injuries on them at all.
So later when I went to go and feed them, I notice that that one of my Dark Conish x EE chick had died blood on it. Upon closer inspection It was missing skin from the scalp and also the neck.
Now I'm not sure if that was the missing chick or not, but all 6 of them are accounted for now.
So this is what I am thinking what happen:
1). It was that chick that was missing and must have escape the clutches of the Hawk.
2). The injuries were cause by a rat or mice?
3). Raccoon or Opossum? (That's what a family member says)
What do you guys think?
I enclose pictures of the said chick while I was giving it a bath.
I have the chick isolated and put electrolytes in some water along with food.



Thanks in advance!