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gessieviolet
Saluda, SC (Zone 8a)
October 27, 2012 8:13 AM Post #9316881
| One of my hens got out of the enclosure last night. This morning I found her dead. Something had eaten her crop (nothing else seemed even touched.)
My enclosure is inside a chain linked fence.
What animal kills in this manner? |
porkpal
Richmond, TX
October 27, 2012 11:12 AM Post #9317038
| Raccoons and sometimes skunks often eat only the head/neck area... Do you think the hen got out or was she taken out by the predator? Does your chain link fence have a floor and a top? |
gessieviolet
Saluda, SC (Zone 8a)
October 27, 2012 11:47 AM Post #9317086
| The chain link fence encloses the back area of my property. The chickens are kept in an enclosure within this area.
She got out and I did not put her back into her pen.
My pens are, in no sense, predator proof but this is the first incident I have had in about 3 years.
There is a possum on the property.
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porkpal
Richmond, TX
October 27, 2012 3:50 PM Post #9317235
| My bet would be on a raccoon; they live almost everywhere and do that sort of damage. |
jordankittyjo
Bessemer, AL (Zone 8b)
October 28, 2012 10:17 AM Post #9317938
| i say racoon, one took my pair of silkies and ripped them open, then left them there |
porkpal
Richmond, TX
October 28, 2012 11:47 AM Post #9318041
| Batten down the hatches; if it is a raccoon, it will be back. |
zoneimpaired
Toronto, ON (Zone 6b)
October 28, 2012 9:00 PM Post #9318575
| I remember my father telling me that a weasel will go for the throat and consume the blood... I know that this sounds like something from Grimms Fairy tales but there is often something to "wive's tales" or in this case "father's tales's"
Robb |
terri_emory
Alba, TX (Zone 8a)
October 29, 2012 6:47 AM Post #9318799
| I think I would advise setting traps and remove as you see fit. Whatever it is has had success and will be back. I'm sorry for your loss. I try not to get attached to my hens, but can't seem to help myself. |
jordankittyjo
Bessemer, AL (Zone 8b)
October 30, 2012 11:04 AM Post #9320248
| sorry it took so long, but anyway here are my cochins 
Click an image for an enlarged view.
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porkpal
Richmond, TX
October 30, 2012 11:25 AM Post #9320278
| The hens look sweet and that's a gorgeous rooster - from the rear, at least! |
jordankittyjo
Bessemer, AL (Zone 8b)
October 30, 2012 2:10 PM Post #9320392
| thanks, he is pretty, but shy |
Light_for_Jesus
(Zone 6b)
October 30, 2012 8:24 PM Post #9320697
| I like the light colored one best. What pretty colors and markings. |
catmad
Pelzer, SC (Zone 7b)
October 31, 2012 6:46 AM Post #9320963
| Are the roosters and the hens the center picture pairs? What is the color, and how did you get it? I have some mixes that I'm trying to figure out, and one is a similar color to the buffish hens with the blue skirts. |
jordankittyjo
Bessemer, AL (Zone 8b)
October 31, 2012 9:11 AM Post #9321093
| cat, a lady gave these to me, so i don't know how she did it. sorry |
