Greetings all. Has anyone here seen where an eastern rat snake has constricted a full grown chicken hen to death? I had a hen sitting eggs with at least one hatched chick. I found her dead yesterday afternoon in the nest. It appeared that something had tried to swallow her beginning with the...
Greetings all!
Last Saturday I inquired at a local feed store in Petersburg, VA regarding the possible purchase of chickens this Spring.
During the conversation I was informed by the owner that the USDA was requiring them to record the name and address of the buyer in addition to the number of...
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About two weeks ago I found the remains of a chicken hen and a mallard hen. The chicken left behind its stomach and entrails along with lots of feathers. I found these remains on the ground close to where I believe she was caught next to the coop.
I found the stomach and...