Probably not a dog because the run is gated, I have not found any holes. It is pretty big though and some fence is covered w plants. So nothing likes butts and guts specifically? Looks like her skin got pulled off too.. I guess we'll have to see if any others fall victim, I was thinking we may...
Found this poor girl not far from the fence of their run yesterday, feathers scattered maybe 10 feet away... :( I feel like I failed her. Does anyone know what happened? I don't think we have weasels here, they would do more damage I think than just one bird?
Thank you for replying, unfortunately he passed :( we try not to get attached to our birds, but I am still sad. Not going to do an autopsy... Hopefully it was nothing others could have gotten.
Hi all, sorry this is long.. we have a girl and a boy guinea fowls, they are 2 or 3 years old. Normally they roost in a tall olive tree at night and spend the day with the chickens in the fenced run. About three weeks ago the boy (he has been attacked by a dog before and one of his wings was...
Hi all, I live in central California, we moved here 5 years ago, the house came with chickens, guinea fowls, dogs and cats. Currently we have about 20 chickens, 3 adult roos and one baby roo (I know it's too many, but we can't cull them...), two guinea fowls, four dogs and five cats. One of our...