Well we have not been having the best of luck with our chickens this winter. This is a first for us. A few months back we lost a chicken to what we suspect was a weasel, based upon what parts we eaten. This chicken was attacked and killed inside our electric fence (6 wire, 5 hots). The beginning of january we had an injured chicken, Not sure what happened to her, but under her wing the skin was pulled apart from her muscle. The cut was a 1/2 circle shape and was so deep, i could stick my finger all the way down her body. 2 weeks after her injury on Jan 24 I am missing a chicken for bed check. No body was ever found nor feather trail. Today i was putting up my goats and found a feather puff outside my fence line and then quickly found her body under the barn, inside the fence line. When i pulled her out to bury her there was no blood, no cuts, nothing?! Her original attack happened under trees so i am fairly sure that it was not another bird. I did not really feel around her body to see if she had gotten crushed (was not in a great mood and really did not want to be playing with a dead chicken in the snow!) So i have not ruled that out as a possibility.
Any ideas? I am really getting frustrated. I dont want to pen my birds up, i like the fact that they have free roam on the property. My husband bought some weasle traps (have not yet set them out).
Any ideas? I am really getting frustrated. I dont want to pen my birds up, i like the fact that they have free roam on the property. My husband bought some weasle traps (have not yet set them out).
