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[RoboDuck]

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Actually, she was. She came in here and said, "Poor Carcar!" And GAMjr got all worried about you and thought something was wrong. It was very cute how concerned she was for you.

 

[carcar80]

Actually, she was. She came in here and said, "Poor Carcar!"  And GAMjr got all worried about you and thought something was wrong.  It was very cute how concerned she was for you.

Awwwww my sweet lil GAMjr.. I hated I missed her the other day! (Oh and those other people too)

 

[Book]

What would take three chickens in one night/morning and leave little trace of the chickens/attack?

 

[Prinette]

I'm thinking of setting traps for foxes earlier this year. Do you guys think it would be worth it? I know for a fact that they are in the area and we had a big problem with them last year. I'd really rather not kill them but if they snatch a single one of my pretty roosters again they will be not be spared. It's gotten a lot better now that the dog sleeps next to the chicken house but I'm really scared for the ducks who are about 50 ft or so away.

 

[GAMarans]

What would take three chickens in one night/morning and leave little trace of the chickens/attack?

How is the predator getting in? (That could help narrow it down.)

 

[Book]

How is the predator getting in? (That could help narrow it down.)

The coop pen door was left open by mistake that night..... they could have been snatched free ranging early that morning

 

[valleychicks]

The coop pen door was left open by mistake that night..... they could have been snatched free ranging early that morning

Oh no! I'm sorry to hear about your chickens getting taken. I know that a raccoon can open certain kinds of locks on coops. Also someone else on one of the forums or a chicken site said that they believed a raccoon had taken one of their chickens and left nothing but a couple of feathers in the yard. They believed it was a raccoon because they had seen one on their property earlier that week.

 

[Oldmomma]

sorry about everyones birds, we had a runoff stream behind our house and foxes, coyotes and racoons as well as hawks and owls and osprey but here rats seem to be the BIGGEST predator. Ive seen huge ones here and im thankful mine dont live downstairs.

 

[ChickDancer]

I need to read through and catch up, after being at work for a good part of the day. But my brother came over for a household project, and together he and I are fixing the holes in my sister's floor. Some dumbass decided they would build a house with PRESSBOARD as the subflooring (and not the kind made of shavings either, the kind made of sawdust). In a house with four kids, spills are part of every day life, and that pressboard just soaks it up like a sponge - then it just falls apart.

So we're patching up the bad spots with 3/4" TREATED plywood right now. Later on, my sister plans to have it all replaced. Unfortunately, one particular hole runs under a wall, so we're rigging up a giant jack under the house to hold the wall up while we get support boards nailed in underneath.

ANYWAY, wanted to share a funny bit while most of you were probably still awake and online. During my route today, I had to avoid a pile of dead animal in the middle of one of the roads. And wouldn't you know it... that pile of dead animal was a FOX! HAHAHAHA!

That's what you f**kers get for eating my chickens! Oh it was so satisfying to see that. Most likely it wasn't the same fox, but it felt good anyway! JUSTICE FOR SKEETER!

 

[ChickDancer]

Looks like one and five are your buffs, the sexlinks will have white feathers mixed in with red/gold. Your buffs should be solid buff, sometimes the chick fluff will be smutty, esp when from a hatchery.
Also, doesn't look like your Silkies will have huge crests, neither one have vaulted skulls, just fyi

I disagree. I say 3 and 4 are definitely buff orps. Let me get a photo of my buff orp chicks and you can compare. They are very reddish, but are growing out with buff colored feathers.