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Post subject: Re: Something is biting the heads off my chickens.
Posted: Jul 15, 2018 7:34 am
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 Active Pinecam Poster  Joined: Dec 3, 2006 9:15 am
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Sounds like Raccoons or Perhaps Ozzie Osborn? I'd put money on Raccoons? Depending on location I have seen a weasel near Moore lumber months ago , Not sure of their Habits either. Good luck, I just looked up how do weasels kill chickens? and sounds like your culprit
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Post subject: Re: Something is biting the heads off my chickens.
Posted: Jul 15, 2018 8:09 am
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Active Pinecam Poster Joined: Jan 12, 2011 5:44 pm
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I see no signs of raccoon so I think weasel also. I've had traps out but no luck.
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Post subject: Re: Something is biting the heads off my chickens.
Posted: Jul 15, 2018 8:14 am
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Post subject: Re: Something is biting the heads off my chickens.
Posted: Jul 15, 2018 8:58 am
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Whoa momma! A top Pinecam poster! Joined: Feb 28, 2003 4:16 pm
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This is so sad. Good luck getting them.
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Post subject: Re: Something is biting the heads off my chickens.
Posted: Jul 15, 2018 9:32 am
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Is the top covered? I had trouble with hawks.
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Post subject: Re: Something is biting the heads off my chickens.
Posted: Jul 15, 2018 10:21 am
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How are your kids hold up?
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Post subject: Re: Something is biting the heads off my chickens.
Posted: Jul 15, 2018 10:50 am
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Were the heads taken or still laying there?
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Post subject: Re: Something is biting the heads off my chickens.
Posted: Jul 15, 2018 11:17 am
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Perhaps some of this information might be helpful:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forums ... -pests.13/ https://cpw.state.co.us/Documents/Wildl ... ldlife.pdf https://morningchores.com/chicken-predators/ |
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Post subject: Re: Something is biting the heads off my chickens.
Posted: Jul 15, 2018 12:27 pm
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Active Pinecam Poster Joined: Jan 12, 2011 5:44 pm
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Thanks for the articles, they are very good. They are sneaky little guys. I never see them. When I put the dead chicken in a live trap they never come back.
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Post subject: Re: Something is biting the heads off my chickens.
Posted: Jul 15, 2018 1:24 pm
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Oh my, Big Time poster!  Joined: Sep 22, 2006 1:48 pm
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So sorry for your loss.
Did this happen during the day out in their run or at night in the barn? Just curious. In either case I would suspect a raccoon. But I guess a weasel is a possibility too. |
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Post subject: Re: Something is biting the heads off my chickens.
Posted: Jul 15, 2018 2:23 pm
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Oh my, Big Time poster!  Joined: Dec 30, 2007 3:59 pm
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Our biggest culprits were 1) Foxes and 2)Raccoons, but 3) Coyotes. Came home one day to find 18 headless chickens in our yard and the rest rather spooked to say the least. Saw the 'coons and foxes at work more than once. Foxes swallow the heads whole and go look for another.
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