Tuesday, July 2, 2013

Re: [CHICKENS-101] Predator caught on camera

If you really want your chickens to be safe, you need to completely enclose
them and cover them. The enclosure cannot be 'chicken wire' as it is too
weak and the openings too large. A frightened chicken will try to run and
end up sticking their head out where it will be bitten off, leaving the
body inside the enclosure. Sadly, I learned this from experience.

Chickens are vulnerable to all kinds of critters and now that the Bobcat
has found them, he will slowly come back for all of them. Chickens are also
very deep sleepers so they are most vulnerable at night. Killing the Bobcat
is only a temporary solution as some other animal will find them. Coyotes,
Raccoons, Foxes, neighbor dogs, and even birds will try to take them.

I am in the process of building a very predator proof (and mouse proof)
coop for them. If you are interested in the design, let me know.

Cassie Maas
408-472-7988


On Tue, Jul 2, 2013 at 11:18 AM, Peggy Chase <satanslvr@yahoo.com> wrote:

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> 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


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Re: [CHICKENS-101] Predator caught on camera

 

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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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

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Re: [CHICKENS-101] Re: Best Quail Species- Brooding Mothers

 

County fairs often have them. My local craigslist has someone advertising them almost every week. You need to think about why you want them and purchase accordingly. Buying for meat is different than buying for egg production -- just like with chickens. Talk to the breeder and see what they are raising for. Do they know the average weight of THEIR birds? How about the average weight / size of their eggs? If you dig around online you will find plenty of people talking about what to look for when buying quail. The backyardchickens.com forums are a good place to start. Good discussions on incubators and the like too.

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> Funny that you should ask about Quails. I was going to ask the same and also where to purchase eggs/hens/roos - if that is what they are called. Would like to know more.
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[CHICKENS-101] Re: Best Quail Species- Brooding Mothers

 

Funny that you should ask about Quails.  I was going to ask the same and also where to purchase eggs/hens/roos - if that is what they are called.  Would like to know more.

Ginger

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[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

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Monday, July 1, 2013

[CHICKENS-101] Best Quail Species- Brooding Mothers

Group,

I have heard that Quail in general are not good motherly brooders. With that being said, in your experience, which species of quail have you found to be the best natural brooders, where the mother quail will brood her own from egg to chick.

I appreciate the information.

Patrick
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