I know you say the fence should deter coyotes, but I'll mention that a coyote has been seen several times over the past week or so near the field at Farrar Pond Village, coming in and out from your direction. Might not be a coincidence that this corresponds to your losses.
I'm sorry you're dealing with this. Poor chickens. Leslie Turek On Tue, Nov 19, 2024 at 5:07 AM Karen Seo <[email protected]> wrote: > Seeking help at identifying what is eating my chickens. The chickens > are free-ranging tiny bantams. An adult rooster (less than a pound) was > eaten about 2 weeks ago, and a half-grown female chick (perhaps 4-6 > ounces) disappeared the next week and an adult hen this past week. The > forage area is surrounded by electrified fencing that is generally > effective at deterring coyotes, foxes, dogs, raccoons and bears but > smaller predators could get through the openings or under the lowest > electrified strand, e.g., weasels, skunks, opossums, rats, squirrels. > While hawks have taken some chickens previously, the survivors are not > showing the scared behavior they've shown after previous hawk attacks. > The week+ gap between kills seemed odd -- I'd have expected the predator > to come back right away. Scat was found in a corner of the fenced area > -- I was unable to shrink the photos sufficiently for sending to > LincolnTalk. Please let me know if you'd like to see them or know of > someone to whom I could send them for identification. Any help would be > much appreciated. Note that cameras will be getting installed but are > not yet in place and electrified chicken fencing (smaller holes than > current fencing) may get set up too.) > > Thank you, > Karen Seo > > -- > The LincolnTalk mailing list. > To post, send mail to [email protected]. > Browse the archives at https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/ > . > Change your subscription settings at > https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. > >
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