Ducklings have been going missing, dragged through the bars... And today I think I found the cause. I was browsing BYC when I heard my pet four-month-old muscovy (Who's for some reason adopted a duckling) going crazy outside. I saw the cause. A hawk had pinned Fluffy (The adopted duckling who's...
A coyote grabbed our rooster.
I'm vigilantly free ranging the chickens, but "vigilant" is a mixed bag, since a predator can grab and run in the blink of an eye, and within feet of where you're standing. So, I knew they were at risk.
Our rooster is a lovely chap, a hired hand so to speak. He...