what took my hen

[chickenmama109]

i let my chickens free rang i hand 1 roo and 11 hen this morning i only have 1 roo and 10 hens i seen a spot of lots of feathers and one of my rhode island reds are gone any ideas on what it was should i go looking for her or is it to late




thanks to all help

 

[trudyg]

If they disappeared during the day, maybe a hawk or dog. If at night, then owl, fox, raccoon or any other nocturnal animal. Could be almost anything.

 

[gdtrudy50]

I had a friend thought she lost her chicken came back with little ones. Best of luck

 

[chickenmama109]

Thank you I'm going to go looking for her I think my flock miss her

 

[Lady of McCamley]

Lots of feathers in one spot and bird missing, larger predator that was able to haul it off.

Not likely to be a brooding hen as they don't leave a lot of feathers in one spot.

So sorry to hear of her loss. Chances are she is long gone, but maybe you can figure out through some tracks or traces what might have got her. Luck of luck would find her hiding somewhere mildly scathed.

Good luck.
LofMc

 

[Folly's place]

So sorry! It would be best to keep your birds in their safe coop and run for at least a week, or until you've solved your predator problem. Hawks, and any other critter, will return for more chickens, so keep them safe! Mary

 

[chickengeorgeto]

Much like you'll go to the grocery when you get hungry, a fox, bobcat, hawk, etc will stalk your chickens when it gets hungry. I don't recommend running around the country side killing off every fox, hawk, or owl, but when one shows up at your place you need to act, quickly, and with extreme prejudice to solve the predator issue.

 

[chickenmama109]

thank you every one