Bald Carl Posted May 30, 2009 Share Posted May 30, 2009 Hi eveyone, I'm new to this forum although have had an eglu cube now for a couple of years. I lost a baby (8 weeks old) buff orpington banatam this morning from a fox from inside the run. The fox tried to dig it's way into to run in the night and failed due to the wire around the outside. However it managed to drag the little bantam through the wire of the run. Where it happened was at the back of the run where there is a thin gap for the levers to move and raise the. It looks like the hen must have stuck it's head through there to peck at the fox (they peck at our fingers through the mesh) and the was dragged through the gap by the fox. In this corner was a couple of feathers and then outside this corner was a larger number of feathers and a piece of bone. This is the only possible explanation I can think of as to that happend to the missing chicken and bits found outside the run. On the good news front, the 6 remaining little chickens (2 buff orpington bantams and 4 pekins) are doing fine thankfully. Cheers, Carl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janty Posted May 30, 2009 Share Posted May 30, 2009 So sorry to hear about your little girl. Glad to hear that the others are fine. Jan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plum Posted May 31, 2009 Share Posted May 31, 2009 Sorry to hear that, it must have been very upsetting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted May 31, 2009 Share Posted May 31, 2009 Sorry to hear it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 31, 2009 Share Posted May 31, 2009 oh that is a real shame, at least the others are safe , is there anyone near you who can give you a little bit of wire mesh until they cant stick heads through? Just to be doubly sure indie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ain't Nobody Here Posted May 31, 2009 Share Posted May 31, 2009 Very sorry to hear that . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
