Winter predation?

[aart]

We had a bear rip up sections of our lawn two nights ago to dig up grubs. I won't use grub killer because it also could kill our honeybees.

Milky spore applied right before a good rain(as it should be) shouldn't hurt your bees.
Might be a bit late in the season now tho, best done in July/August IIRC.
(did I post this for you in another thread?)

 

[NHMountainMan]

Milky spore applied right before a good rain(as it should be) shouldn't hurt your bees.
Might be a bit late in the season now tho, best done in July/August IIRC.
(did I post this for you in another thread?)

Thanks- I don’t think I saw that before- but I bet your memory is better then mine!

 

[aart]

Thanks- I don’t think I saw that before- but I bet your memory is better then mine!

Pretty sure I just posted it recently, but may have been for someone else.

 

[Throbak]

Losing a Bird Yesterday made me search and found this thread , Hope it’s a isolated case but my thoughts are when cover starts getting beat down predation will pick up ! this bird I lost is gone no feathers nothing so it something big ;Coyote , Fox Or Bobcats ..My shotguns in the window

 

[cmom]

It's hard when you loose a bird. Predators are always looking for an opportunity. I have electric wire around my coops and pens, concrete under the gates and netting covering the pens. I have had a few breaches which I fixed each time, but overall for all of the years and the amount of birds I have I guess I can't complain. I have gone for very long periods with out a loss of any birds then bingo, something happens and I loose one or some. You never know. It is a challenge at times. I do have game cameras around on my property and most nights see a predator on at least one of the cameras. Your predator will most likely be back looking for another opportunity. Good luck.

 

[Folly's place]

I don't have a particular season that's worse, or better.
We have more hawks in spring and summer, bet they get very few of our birds. One bantam pullet this summer only. She's missed, but at least only one.
Since we have a very secure coop, our worst losses are daytime; a very occasional missing bird.
Canines!!! Our worst, a few years ago, in spring to a sick mangy fox, ten nice hens one afternoon. He chose actively laying hens only, and came back for refills.
Then, this spring, our own dog, when our fence failed, 28(!!!) birds, awful!
Good security at night is so important!
Because of our farm layout, electric poultry fencing can't be set up around the coop. If possible, it's the way to go for ground predators.
Mary

 

[Throbak]

For some reason it’s the Buff Orphingtons getting hit They must not be as predator conscious as the other breeds I have Only one left but 38 others so we’ll see

 

[TheChiggens]

Yup spring is the worst here!

Agreed. Because predators are trying to feed there young.

 

[TheChiggens]

In the winter COLD is the predictor for me.

 

[cmom]

The spring is the worst for us here in Florida. I lost a very special bird to a fox last spring. I still blame myself but I can't change what happened now. She was taken by a fox during the middle of the day.