What kills and leaves whole chickens behind?

[CHICKEN little 1]

Weasels suck the blood from the neck of a chicken,and let it lay.Check the neckfor punture wounds.No wounds. Probably a dog,or cat.

 

[kcallis]

Thanks everyone. I found not one, but two dogs in my backyard today (from two doors down). They jumped the fence like it wasn't even there! I have taken pictures of them and plan to confront the neighbors this evening. I want to ask for compensation, but I'm not sure how much. Of course my two girls were my pets and I loved them, but they also provided us eggs. They were only 8 months old, so they had only been laying for about 3 months. We feel we put a lot of time, effort and money into raising them and now we have to do it all over again. How much do you suggest I should ask in compensation? The dogs also injured my third chicken which has taken two weeks of constant care to get her better. We've had to give her a lot of antibiotics and keep her inside in a clean box for two weeks (and she hasn't laid since she got injured). Should I ask for compensation for her too?

Thanks for the advice!
Kris

 

[mrsengeseth]

call animal control and see what your rights are. If they don't know they can point you in the right direction.

When a neighbors dog came into my yard, tore open my dog kennel and proceeded to gut my chihuahua I had no recourse. Their dog got put down but I couldn't get back any of the time or funding that went into Chico. He was a great sire, a great pet, and a loyal friend. But, legally he wasn't valuable enough to get any kind of compensation.

long story short, find out your rights first.

 

[horsejody]

Compensation depends on the breed and their availability in your area. It also depends on how much you like your neighbors and if they will be better about keeping their dogs on their own property. If they are disagreeable you might not get anything because you have no proof it was their dogs. Either way, if the dogs reappear in your yard, make them disappear. Irresponsible people don't need pets.

 

[greyfields]

dog, they often kill for sport (thus not eating the carcass)

 

[whatsup chickenbutt]

agreed, dog,
my dog killed the neighbors chicken and sat with it in his paws looking around like 'now what?'