Recent content by Chickensoftherainbow

Whatever it was literally at half, bones and all, the first night. The following day i went back to look closer for clues, chicken was moved and everything had been ate except for the legs/feet. And it moved it 3 more times, plucking more and more feathers.

I have narrowed it down to fox, bob cat, or coyote. They are very common in my area. I do have goats as well, one baby, and it hasnt messed with them.

I I have looked for dropping, and cant find any, or clear tracks. I was told bob cats tend to pluck chickens. They are being taken at night time, they free range and have a coop, but they dont like to use the coop, they prefer to roost in trees, and this particular rooster roosted on top of...

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Something has been picking off my chickens, one at a time. Up until yesterday I have one seen a few feathers left here or there. About 100yds from the coop at the end of my driveway I found a pile of feathers(see pics below) followed across the road to and old road bed and found 2 more piles...

That's what was so confusing for me, the coloring threw me off! I will have EE'S of many colors.

Gonna set up separate pens for the ones that are same breed. All the ee's together in one( since I now have a roo) , blr wyndottes hen and roo in another, and so on...

Thank you! I suppose I'll wait for him to start crowing soon too! This will make number 6 that I'm sure of being a male.

Rooster?? All of my other EE are wheaton, blue wheaton, and black with brown feathering. So I was so confused with this one, plus "he" was bought when TSC had speckled Sussex, Russian orloff, and ameracaunas for sale at the same time, I purchased some of all 3 but lost a few chicks and couldnt...

Pics didn't upload for some reason but are up now

Or is it an EE?

Here are pics

Not aure what breed, possibly Russian orloff?? Pretty sure its a rooster but has started crowing yet.

Not aure what breed, possibly Russian orloff?? Pretty sure its a rooster but has started crowing yet.

Not aure what breed, possibly Russian orloff?? Pretty sure its a rooster but has started crowing yet.