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My Fester is in molt hence his missing tail. Glad your guy is still kicking canines! Fester hasn't had to fight any predators yet, free ranging is not anice option here. Too many hawks.

Nothing more depressing than having a naked butted rooster. Miss his tail! Will probably need to nab him off the roost to coat his tail stump before the Sussex see it. Now to get hubby talked into grabbing him. Fester likes to roost in the very back out of my reach, lil stinker.

He isn't sad looking yet. My big bad Cochin hen though is horrid looking! Half her tail and fluff is gone! Hope the girls take it easy on Fester this molt, last year we had to coat his tail to keep the girls from pecking at it. Poor guy hates any contact and we may need to trim his spurs to keep...

Fester in early molt and he is almost bare butted. Looks so strange without his plumage to balance him out visually.

Bob whites are rare here. If you raise them you need a permit to do so.

Thank you!I was focused on filling in my big coop this year.next year I need to replace EES, some of my girls will be 3 yrs old in April. Quail are even smaller, nicklesize eggs. Close to dove size when ready to process in around 8 weeks. But then they hatch, wow! Make bantams seemhuge!

Ummm is it just me or does the white chick remind anyone else of Beaky Buzzard?? Nice chicks still! No luck here hatching EES this year, try again in 17. Cochin bantams, quail and Giants hatched though.

Do you add electrolytes to their water as well? That helps them trough the high temps too. I freeze bottles of water that I set in my coop first them to set near, turn on a fan in side my coops, freeze fruit and give them (scrap fruit mostly) and I water down my runs in the shaded parts of it...

Was there any sign of anything at all? Blood? I can see you have chain link fence,but I can not tell if it is wrapped with anything else.

So very sorry for your loss. It sounds like a raccoon feeding babies. Util you catch or remove her she will return.Raccoons have pulled a pullet through my fence and left very very little remains. Welded wire fence with 1x2 inch spaces. She made the mistake to return and was caught. Best advise...

I agree with Jade as a name.

Lol, that's from 'Young Frankenstein "love that movie! But I think Dax hit it while I was braindead. Oh my why didn't I think of that! He walks like Thing too! Thank you!

Very handsome guy you have there! I am lost on names though, trying to name my 3 month old black mottled bantam and I am stuck on it. Have a Fester,Lurch and Stumpys and ????? for the lil guy.

My bantam EE'S is the best lookout in that flock. He didnt panic until Fester started climbing fence walls. Then all 15 went bat crazy. Between him and the guineas in the run next to him almost nothing sneaks up on em. My 3 month old black mottled guy is a good lookout already as well. Lil...

He usually is the calm EE while his bantam buddy is the drama king. The basket shouldn't have any odor, it was grandma s garden basket for her veggies.

Well I found out how to scare the crap out of my 2 yr old EE Fester. My avi pic, the boss of my first coop and brave feller with most things until now. I pulled weeds yesterday and placed the grass and dandelions in my bushel basket, yes I am behind on weeding. Carry it to Stumpys run and...

Thinking of switching from quail to Cornish for more meat. Need to get hubby to approve yet. On a side note I have 2 bantams that are psycho broody. They will not nest out of their home and are getting attitude adjustments by roosters,bigger hens and I. Lil evil things. Drawing blood too.

If you are able to hunt any seen predator in your coop area. I love my shotgun!Not any Federal protected ones though, curse them only.

Welded wire the smallest spaced I could get all around,top and dig barrier here. Hawks,eagles, coyote, Fox, coon,cat, dog and Lord knows what else. Hardware cloth over windows, but it takes time and not cheap I get that but it can pay off. Makes one feel good to see a hawk smack into the wire...

So sorry for your loss! Good luck with your traps as well but you may need to beef up your fencing on your run if the fox problem goes on. Keep the flock in the run and try to make it impossible for anything to get in. I couldn't tell from your pictures but if you need to add a dig barrier...