predator attack

Hi all, I’ve had backyard chickens for 3 years and had my third hawk attack last night. Lost one of my 8 hens. When I found my rooster, he was tangled up in the fence and appeared to be dead. I realized he was breathing but called a neighbor to come put him out of his misery. But when my...

Well my names Amanda I'm from western ny area if you know where buffalo and Niagara falls is im smack dab in the middle of the two in a place called North Tonawanda.... This is my 2nd time with Chickie's since my first last yr unfortunately in Feb on the 19th five days after my bday I walked out...

Well, the terrible thing happened. We went out Friday morning to feed our 24 chickens and found all but six chickens had been killed. I'd like advice on care for the rooster and identifying the predator. We have a secure coop with an automatic door into a fenced and covered but not completely...

I had this issue a while back and my bird made it through, he's now a healthy pet who will never go to freezer camp. Thought I'd share and help others in this emergency. Unbeknownst to me my juvenile turkeys were roosting on the edge of their water bucket because it was slightly higher than...

I'm posting this for advice but also just to lament the loss of my Prairie Bluebell and Production Red. I did not know how absolutely devastated I would be. The red especially (named Red aka the Colonel) was the sweetest bird. She would run up and greet my husband when he got home from work. She...

I have been free ranging my chickens in the past months with no problem. Today one of my girls was killed. It happened during the day between 2-5pm when I was not home. Feathers were scattered and neck was eaten leaving only bones. I am totally new to this and I am not sure what would eat my...

A raccoon got in my hen house and dragged away my favorite. The other two were slaughtered and just...... left. The roosters are unharmed. How do I keep this from happening again???

Had my second hawk attack today (last one was almost 2 years ago). Had a 2 month old silkie with a single pinhole puncture wound and a OEGB hen with a few little cuts and a bloody eye (caused by the cut at the corner of her eye, no actual damage to the eye suspected); will keep a close eye on...

This morning when checking on my chickens I found one dead in the coop. Initially I was worried she had keeled over from some undetected sickness but after I got gloves on to remove the body I saw that something had eaten into her intestines and that her beak and been mostly destroyed. In my...

So we've been having raccoon problems where it's been attacking and killing our chickens. (Currently trying to catch the raccoon) The hen is a sapphire gem, about a year old. In the evening of Sunday May 28th I heard concerning squawking and went out to find our hen back in an area they...

I woke up today to find out 3 of my 1 month olds were gone. And there were very small amount of feathers. I did find what looked to b a gut, wing, and some feathers attached to a skin in a circle n some other feathers outside but very little. The hole wasn’t that big, since I have a door...

I had a flock of seven chickens but today I looked outside and they were all dead. I found five of the bodies and was able to bury them but I’m missing two but I don’t know what would kill the entire flock and leave most of the bodies completely intact? We’ve had a hawk recently going between my...

My Turkey hen was degloved by a predator last night, and from under her wing to her chest her skin was pulled off and down. It was hanging in a large flap of feathers and skin, we pinned it back together after cleaning it out and wrapped her in bandages, but she won’t leave the bandages alone...

I think an owl attacked my chickens last night. My younger birds are smart and like to sleep on top of the coop, which is surrounded by fencing and netting. If something crawled up there from the ground it would have been loud and the birds would have gotten away. I had 27 chickens. But only my...

Found Big turkey boy Boopie's remains this morning. Bout 120 yards from coop, down in creek bottom - first little spot of feathers was 70+ yards from coop, then I could see the gruesome scattering of feathers where he was eaten about 40 yards further on. DANGER- GRUESOME CORPSE DESCRIPTION...

My fully grown hen dissapeared last night and I have no idea if she’s alive or not. I found feathers and a tiny bit of blood near the coop and some more a little further but no body and no body parts. I’ve dealt with raccoons before and usually they leave a mess! But it’s like she disappeared...

A client of my mother's who I know called me recently with a sort of business idea. I have an incubator and she has Serama's and eggs, so why not raise and sell some? Now I have 1 egg in the incubator and 3 hens died, leaving her with a just rooster. We're trying to buy some more eggs to hatch...

Please help me! I am so saddened and Guilt ridden after losing 3 young chickens yesterday in daylight. Vanished almost without a trace. I found only small amount of feathers - one near coop and one down our hill about 300 feet. No sign of 3rd one. We live in rural Massachusetts. I am Devastated...

Hello. 2 nights ago a group of raccoons were smart enough to rip off the metal hatches out of the wood to my coop which resulted in 5 of my 7 hens killed. There are 2 survivors one is perfectly fine but the other, (my favorite) has a large chunk bitten out of her breast. It is very hard to find...