WitchHazel Posted December 28, 2010 Share Posted December 28, 2010 We have 8 Girls in our garden, and we also keep chooks on our allotment (a flock of 5 laydees who lay, a breeding flock of 4, and a flock of 4 dinner chickens we've raised from eggs. The allotment is surrounded by Heras fencing (the sort developers use to keep people out) which is partially buried, and that is surrounded by working electric fencing. Today when DH went down to check everyone, he found only 4 Laydees-who-Lay; Pogo was nowhere to be found. He and the Other Chap (who does the chickens with us) spent ages looking for her outside the allotment. Eventually some distance way they found feathers, so it's a fairly safe bet that she's gone. We don't think a fox got in. We don't know whether a smaller predator got in asomehow and took her, or whether she perhaps manged to fly over the Heras fencing (perhaps via the top of their coop), and then got taken. Pogo (and her sisters) were the first chicks we hatched ourselves from our own eggs. I'm so sad that she's gone. And a bit worried that if she was taken from inside the pen, the predator will be back... but there isn't anything else we can sensibly do to give them any more protection. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mollie333 Posted December 28, 2010 Share Posted December 28, 2010 So sorry to hear that.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jules. Posted December 28, 2010 Share Posted December 28, 2010 I'm really sorry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparkysmum Posted December 28, 2010 Share Posted December 28, 2010 Hazel, this sounds terrible, I'm so sorry to hear it. You've clearly done everything you could to protect them - fingers crossed for the future Alli & Hazie xx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrambled egg Posted December 28, 2010 Share Posted December 28, 2010 This happened to me too One of my chooks seemed to disappear, then a while later I found feathers in the neighboring field, and finally her in a pool of her feathers. No remorse for foxes anymore, but you certainly seem to be handling it better than I did. Good luck with the rest, hope whatever it may have been gets it's comeuppance. Ashlyn xx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted December 29, 2010 Share Posted December 29, 2010 Sorry to hear it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plum Posted December 29, 2010 Share Posted December 29, 2010 Sorry to hear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WitchHazel Posted December 29, 2010 Author Share Posted December 29, 2010 Thanks everyone. Was very nervous when DH went to the Allotment this morning, in case anyone else had gone. All OK today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cathybc Posted December 29, 2010 Share Posted December 29, 2010 sorry to hear about Pogo x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickyhazel Posted December 29, 2010 Share Posted December 29, 2010 Very sorry to hear about Pogo. At least no more were taken today, so it is unlikely that a predator got in, as they would have been back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
