I dont know of any area where they are protected at the moment and you are certainly entitled to protect you and your's. I think I would sit out and wait for it and dispense of him. Good luck
From: DBO <dboranch@yahoo.com>
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Sent: Tuesday, July 2, 2013 4:11 AM
Subject: [CHICKENS-101] Predator caught on camera
From: DBO <dboranch@yahoo.com>
To: CHICKENS-101@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Tuesday, July 2, 2013 4:11 AM
Subject: [CHICKENS-101] Predator caught on camera
I do not have an enclosure that I lock my chickens in at night. They have a shelter over their roost/laying area and it is inside a 6' high fenced pen partially topped with barbed wire.
A couple of weeks ago, I happen to notice that 3 of my chickens were missing. I have a large flock and I don't normally take inventory everyday but once I realized they were missing, I started taking a count everyday. Since there were no signs of a struggle, I wondered if someone came and stole them but if that was so, I think they would have taken some of my other chickens instead.
We had access to borrow a wildlife camera that has a motion sensor on it and set it up. About a week later, I discovered a few Cuckoo Maran feathers next to the fence so I immediately took another count and discovered my VERY large prized young Cuckoo Maran rooster (who probably weighed about 10 lbs) was now missing too. We looked at the pictures from the camera and only saw a group of pictures of what appeared to be dust being stirred up.
Now what on earth could come in and take a 10 lb chicken the size of a turkey in the night and for the most part leave no trace and no signs of chicken remains or feathers anywhere else on my property?
I just returned from going out of town for 3 days and had someone taking care of my chickens while I was gone. Before I left, I added more barbed wire to my fence and setup the camera for the first night I was gone only. My chicken sitter said that there did not seem to be any cause for alarm while I was gone but when I came back, I immediately took an inventory and discovered 5 more chickens missing. I looked at the pictures taken on the first day and was shocked at what I discovered… a really HUGE bobcat the size of an extra large dog. Bobcats are very rare in my area and I have never seen one in the wild before. It jumped in the enclosure at 3:56 AM and left a minute later with one of my Silver-Laced Wyandottes at 3:57 AM. That would mean that it came back and took the other 4 chickens over a 2 day period. I immediately took some 6' high field fencing and wrapped their night shelter area. I am tempted to go sit in the pen with a shotgun and wait for him. I don't know if they are protected or not but I am afraid it might come after my dogs & cats or even me!
I have uploaded a couple pictures.
Jennie
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CHICKENS-101/photos/album/4848404/pic/1486579449/view?picmode=&mode=tn&order=ordinal&start=1&count=20&dir=asc
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CHICKENS-101/photos/album/4848404/pic/1486579449/view?picmode=&mode=tn&order=ordinal&start=1&count=20&dir=asc
A couple of weeks ago, I happen to notice that 3 of my chickens were missing. I have a large flock and I don't normally take inventory everyday but once I realized they were missing, I started taking a count everyday. Since there were no signs of a struggle, I wondered if someone came and stole them but if that was so, I think they would have taken some of my other chickens instead.
We had access to borrow a wildlife camera that has a motion sensor on it and set it up. About a week later, I discovered a few Cuckoo Maran feathers next to the fence so I immediately took another count and discovered my VERY large prized young Cuckoo Maran rooster (who probably weighed about 10 lbs) was now missing too. We looked at the pictures from the camera and only saw a group of pictures of what appeared to be dust being stirred up.
Now what on earth could come in and take a 10 lb chicken the size of a turkey in the night and for the most part leave no trace and no signs of chicken remains or feathers anywhere else on my property?
I just returned from going out of town for 3 days and had someone taking care of my chickens while I was gone. Before I left, I added more barbed wire to my fence and setup the camera for the first night I was gone only. My chicken sitter said that there did not seem to be any cause for alarm while I was gone but when I came back, I immediately took an inventory and discovered 5 more chickens missing. I looked at the pictures taken on the first day and was shocked at what I discovered… a really HUGE bobcat the size of an extra large dog. Bobcats are very rare in my area and I have never seen one in the wild before. It jumped in the enclosure at 3:56 AM and left a minute later with one of my Silver-Laced Wyandottes at 3:57 AM. That would mean that it came back and took the other 4 chickens over a 2 day period. I immediately took some 6' high field fencing and wrapped their night shelter area. I am tempted to go sit in the pen with a shotgun and wait for him. I don't know if they are protected or not but I am afraid it might come after my dogs & cats or even me!
I have uploaded a couple pictures.
Jennie
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CHICKENS-101/photos/album/4848404/pic/1486579449/view?picmode=&mode=tn&order=ordinal&start=1&count=20&dir=asc
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CHICKENS-101/photos/album/4848404/pic/1486579449/view?picmode=&mode=tn&order=ordinal&start=1&count=20&dir=asc
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