nickband Posted February 26, 2012 Share Posted February 26, 2012 It is a mystery Agatha Christie would have relished. Not so much a case of who dun it, but how done it. I came down to let my free range chicken out of their heavily fortified pen and saw the decapitated body of my prized Wyandotte lying inside the cage right up against the fencing. There was no sign of fox activity inside the pen and no signs of entry, just a load of feathers outside the pen! It was a tragic puzzle. I can only conclude that fox came prowling, chicken stuck head through 2 inch wire fence and got it bitten off. But can they really be that stupid? I know they are not the brightest of creatures, but to deliberately stick your head through a fence when the fox is standing right in front on you, is kinda crazy. Any theories.....? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superkitty Posted February 26, 2012 Share Posted February 26, 2012 So sorry to hear that Maybe it managed to get hold of her and pulled her through? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purplemaniacs Posted February 26, 2012 Share Posted February 26, 2012 What an awful thing to discover Poor girl Chrissie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheeky Chooky Posted February 28, 2012 Share Posted February 28, 2012 Sorry to hear that...how awful Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hayleybug Posted February 28, 2012 Share Posted February 28, 2012 poor little lady, what a horrible way to go! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redwing Posted February 28, 2012 Share Posted February 28, 2012 yes I'd agree with your theory. it has been known to happen like that. A finer mesh around the bottom 2ft of the run should stop it happening again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leeloo Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 If you were in the States, I'd say it was probably a raccoon. That's typical of how they kill. They have paws that can reach through the wire and grab. I'm assuming you're in the UK, though, so that's not probable unless one escaped from a zoo! Sorry for that discovery and the loss! It must have been disturbing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WitchHazel Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 Sorry to hear about it. What a horrible thing to happen. I can imagine it might have been a ferret/mink/stoat/weasel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
