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Damn varmint
sleek:
--- Quote from: Tradcraftsman on August 26, 2021, 07:12:08 pm ---Could it be a feral cat, or something on wings?
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Can cats kill chickens? The coop is sealed on the roof, I doubt an owl, but maybe?
Marc St Louis:
--- Quote from: sleek on August 26, 2021, 07:18:34 pm ---
--- Quote from: Tradcraftsman on August 26, 2021, 07:12:08 pm ---Could it be a feral cat, or something on wings?
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Can cats kill chickens? The coop is sealed on the roof, I doubt an owl, but maybe?
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Skunks will also kill Chickens
PaulN/KS:
Check for loose boards that the varmint might be sliding apart to get in the closing when they leave. Had a civit cat,a type of skunk out west, doing that at a place I worked.
BowEd:
OK I'll bite here.I live in the sticks with an over amount of varmints around me.Coyotes,coon,skunks,opposum,mink,otter,owls,hawks,& eagles.Plus Robins' little dog is a chicken killer to boot.My coop here has a wooden 3/4" thick wooden floor along with everything else sealed.1 lockable walk in door and 1 small hole closeable over night for them to go in and out of to free range in a 50'by 8' wide run connected to the coop fenced in tight.Occasionally Robin lets them free range in the 1/2 acre horse pasture that's fenced in with 4" woven wire.She makes sure they are all in overnight.We've got and still have around 16 chickens for the past 7 or 8 years.
First things first.Are they being killed in the day time or at night?Are you letting them free range?If so do you lock them in at night.Secure the coop like fort knox.Make sure they are in shed over night.
When I see a varmint skirting the yard in the daytime I take that as a warning and in time he will try to kill chickens.I take care of it immediately.I don't give them the chance to try.
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