WORST unknown mystery predator ever!

[Jacob42]

I too am sorry about your loss and can relate. Just this past weekend we lost our three Plymouth barred rock pullets and two feather footed silkies (about 3 months old). They were all just darling little birds and I am still just sick about it. Whatever it was just left a pile of feathers in the pen and came back later that night and took them too. We are sure it was a racoon and are going to get it! Kelly from Minnesota

 

[patman75]

My guess coons, can you post a picture of the coop?

good luck hunting!

 

[Rebel Rooster]

Use a small flashlight to help sillhouette the critter... this will also help you see your front site. A scope on your 22 helps when having to shoot a chicken predator after dark... (Lots of experience here!)

 

[mikesbigroo]

sounds like you had a bad day for sure,, had a day like that myself, but my 7 yr old Grandson was the one to find the dead dismembered chics, i used a chic for bait in a cage, and parked my bronco near by and waited for them to come back, several coons showed up and was lucky to get all of them, i also added additional wire so the chics could not put there head thru it, no problems since

 

[rufus]

Well Krypto, I certainly hope whatever it is isn't a bear or a cougar. The pea shooter 22 will not be much help.

Shooting things at night isn't easy. It has been my experience that usually things you would rather not have shot get shot. Like your new $300,000 combine or your wife's car.

In the war we used to put a tracer in every fifteenth bullet, that way we kind of knew where the bullets were going. That also meant that fourteen bullets were going God only know where.

It is a wonder we didn't kill each other.

Anyway, good luck hunting.

Rufus

 

[Shiningfeather]

Was wondering if you got the predator. If so, what was it? I hope no news is good news and that you are getting some much needed rest.

 

[kryptoniteqhs]

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haha....great minds must think alike lol....nothing came in last night, but i had a small flashlite and my 22 does have a scope on it haha...i spent 5 hours out there and then decided to come in and go to bed

 

[kryptoniteqhs]

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o yes super exhausted.....i finally got to bed around 2am...then had to be in class this morning at 10am, had classes until 3:30 and have one more from 6-8 tonight yay!!!! im pooped! then tomorrow which is my only day off from school, i get to get up bright and early and go to work, then squeeze in some studying, all well taking care of all my little rascals and trying to catch this critter and get some sleep. wheeew!!!!!!

 

[hoppychicken]

Good luck! I recently lost two to who knows what? We think it was a Cooper's hawk.

 

[Ole Bubba]

I had several quail and chukar with legs, heads, etc pulled off thru half inch hardware cloth recently. Body count is 2 coon and one possum so far.