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  1. McChooky

    GRAPHIC What killed my hen? Predator or illness?

    The weasel dance is a tactic used to distracts their prey .It allows them to get closer and closer to their prey so they can make a successful kill.Again I'm sorry for your loss and hope you trap it before it kills again.
  2. McChooky

    GRAPHIC What killed my hen? Predator or illness?

    Minks make a small incision in the neck which are hard to detect.Mink will kill multiple birds when they're trapped inside a coop but I've never heard of one killing multiple birds free ranging that a way to escape. Having a body of water nearby increases the odds of your having chickens killed...
  3. McChooky

    GRAPHIC What killed my hen? Predator or illness?

    I'm sorry for your loss and think covering the yard will help prevent losses from aerial predators. Considering she was found from with her intestines out through an opening in her stomach she likely died from disembowelment. (A purple comb can be caused by poor circulation and heart attack)...
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