predators

  1. N

    What is killing my birds?

    So within the last week 12 of my chickens have been attacked, my whole flocked has been killed. All ducks who don’t go in at night and can’t fly are perfectly fine. At first we assumed it was a coyote as they’ve been active in our area. We found a spot where whatever it was has climbed under and...
  2. Gavin_H

    Predator Protection Program Suggestions

    I am an amateur poultry keeper, keep ducks of various breeds, chickens of various breeds, and some pearl guinea-fowl. One of my guinea-fowl pullets just got nailed by a hawk whilst the others were sounding their alarm and hiding in the bushes. My giant cochin rooster & other roosters couldn't...
    • Gavin_H
    • Thread
    • chicken chickens duck ducks guinea guinea-fowl hen predator predators rooster
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: Predators and Pests
  3. A

    Leaving 10 week old chickens

    I am leaving for a few weeks in the winter when my chickens will be about 10 weeks old. I live in a colder climate and I don’t anticipate their coop being ready for them. I have a friend who is going to take care of them. My plan is to keep them inside some type of crate in the 3 seasons room...
  4. RossAcres

    Adopting an ADULT LGD tomorrow

    So if you have seen my posts about my predator issues, you'll know why I've decided to adopt a LGD. Her name is Cotton. Cotton is an 8 year old LGD that has been raised with birds her whole life. She has always lived outside and refuses to ride inside cars or go inthe house. She takes her job...
  5. RossAcres

    Doing a test run of the new solar electric fence...

    I am diving into a much needed project. If you don't want to read the back story, just scroll down to the bold text :) I breed and exhibit poultry and waterfowl. The catch is that I don't really have any land to keep my birds on. Technically I do have land, but it's about an hour and a half...
  6. RossAcres

    Tips For Electric Fence

    Hello all, I just bought all of the items needed (hopefully) for an solar electric fence. I have a general idea of how to construct it, but wanted to see if you guys had any tips for me. I have only repaired barbed wire fence at my old job on the university farm. I'll make a list of my...
  7. J

    How to Keep Predators Away

    Hi all, So I have had my coop and chickens for about 3 years now and have never had an incident until this summer. We have had chicks and adult hens in that coop and nothing has shown interest until this year. I have had to deal with multiple snakes getting our chicks, I believe we had a fox...
  8. Owls 🦉 How to Deter

    Owls 🦉 How to Deter

    We've lived in Arizona for 30 years. In 2012 our friend and neighbor Lou passed. He would put rocks up on the top columns of his patio for doves to nest. Doves are horrible nest builders and often their eggs roll out of their flimsy built nest. The neighbor who bought his home had no interest...
  9. think_fast_chicklenuts

    Words can't describe how angry I am right now.

    This morning I noticed my favorite chicken, Rosy, was missing. I looked all over for her, but couldn't find her. I was getting really worried, and my heart sank when I saw a trail of feathers leading to under the shed. I checked there, and I found half of her. A raccoon probably took the other...
  10. T

    Do this if your bird is in shock!

    Hello all, A while ago, my chickens and other poultry were being harassed by members of the canine group, and on three occasions I had come to find my birds in the drooling mouth of a dog and after chasing and rescuing my chicken from fate, I could clearly see they were in a shock. This is...
  11. S

    Something invaded our run

    Hi. I was hoping to get advice. I went into the run to open feed containers and let the girls out this morning and found a large pile of freshly dug dirt. Looks like something dug it's way out?? I took a photo in the hole and you can see light to where it tunneled through. The exit was about...
  12. jjaazzy

    Predator/Great Pyrenees help needed!

    Need help and advice. Since the shutdown the Coyotes have moved into my area. I have a large flock of chickens that gets cooped at night with a hot line so those are safe but since I free range and there are a ton of places to hide, some chickens decide that they want to put the FREE in free...
  13. lmadeline146

    Pullet missing after free ranging

    I’ve been letting the pullets in my flock free range for some time now. A few weeks ago a pullet named Butters vanished for a day but came back by dusk. Today, I was free ranging the flock as usual when I heard my rooster freaking out. When I went to check on them, I found my rooster with 5...
  14. A

    Silent mass chick murder in the closed brooder

    I woke up to all my chicks [except one week old chick who I found alive squished in a crevasse] dead in their outdoor elevated brooder a bin with it's lid tightly on which is solid plastic with 1/4" hardware cloth. Everything was in place and it doesn't look like anything was there or messed...
    • Anonymous__
    • Thread
    • chicks dead chicks death in brooder emergency help mass death no trace predator? predators what happened
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: Predators and Pests
  15. A

    Free-range chicks disappearing and becoming wobbly

    I have 5 - 10 week old egyptian fayoumis and brown leghorns chicks who free-range. I've heard these breeds are suppose to be great free-rangers but some have died without any sign of sickness, attack, or anything. I let them roam around when I'm outside but if I turn my back for a few minutes...
    • Anonymous__
    • Thread
    • chick disappearance chick predators chicks chicks disapearing dying chicks free-range chicks free-ranging predator predators who did it?
    • Replies: 14
    • Forum: Predators and Pests
  16. A

    free-range chicks dying randomly?

    I have 5 - 10 week old egyptian fayoumis and brown leghorns chicks who free-range. I've heard these breeds are suppose to be great free-rangers but some have died without any sign of sickness, attack, or anything. I let them roam around when I'm outside but if I turn my back for a few minutes...
    • Anonymous__
    • Thread
    • chicks chicks dying dead chicks free-range free-ranging help! predators sick? sudden death what happend?
    • Replies: 23
    • Forum: Raising Baby Chicks
  17. C

    Chicken run skirt idea

    I am building a 10x20 run. I am covering all sides with 1/4” mesh wire (maybe a bit overkill but want to be extra safe) however my question about keeping foxes and raccoons from digging under is if I can lay down 3’ wide chain link fencing around the perimeter (tie it into my mesh to prevent...
  18. S

    New member - backyard quail predator issues

    Hi there! I've been stalking this forum awhile but just joined. We originally wanted chickens, but decided we would better fly under the radar of our extremely strict HOA with quail. We got our first 8 coturnix quail in April 2022 and have learned a lot from many rounds of challenges (trouble...
  19. C

    Introducing Chicks to Geese

    Hello! I’m planning on buying a huge new flock of chickens from McMurray and want to add a guard goose. We have terrible predators (I’m getting poultry netting for those forsaken hawks but we also have rats and other predators) and I think it’s a great solution until I get LGDs. Since I’m...
    • Croftfamily
    • Thread
    • chickens chicks goslings guard goose introducing chickens introducing geese predators protection
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: Geese
  20. Oddyseous

    GRAPHIC WARNING: Raccoon attack part 2 SNAKES

    So, I posted earlier a week ago or so regarding losing 12 chickens in a single night to a raccoon attack. Since then we've been keeping our chickens locked in the hen house instead of letting what should be a secure chicken run area stay open, so in the evening we shut them in and in the morning...
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