NH Homesteader- turkeys!

[NH homesteader]

Yes and preferably before it finds my house! My chickens are much harder to get to than his are... But 12 birds? That's my entire flock.

 

[NH homesteader]

My husband went down and helped him set up a trap. I think they know where it got in.

 

[CntryBoy777]

NH did ya get your pipes Thawed today?

 

[NH homesteader]

Yes! Thanks! Hope they stay that way!

 

[CntryBoy777]

So Happy for ya!!...that had to be very Miserable!!

 

[Bruce]

Yes and preferably before it finds my house! My chickens are much harder to get to than his are... But 12 birds? That's my entire flock.

Mine too. Total chickens owned: 19 Total chickens lost: 7
2 to foxes
2 to a raccoon
1 to unknown medical issue but I think maybe she had a couple of strokes or something
1 to Fatty Liver Disease
1 to "unknown". Might have been FLD. She was the first I lost. Good at 8 AM. Dead but warm at 11. Not a predator. Didn't do an autopsy like I did on the last one I lost (FLD) that was similar. Fine, then dead.

 

[frustratedearthmother]

OH dang, that's a lot of chickens to lose to some creepin' little varmints. Hope he gets the other one - or that it goes far, far away!

 

[NH homesteader]

Like in the other direction from my house would work Lol! I don't know how many chickens I've had... We gave some away and have only lost three. One died during a wicked cold snap the first year we had them. One was taken by some critter during the day, and one had to be put down because she was having strokes and couldn't walk anymore. Oh yeah and we had a rooster at one point for a week who disappeared, we think he tried to fight something off to protect his ladies. They were all fine. Good roo!

 

[frustratedearthmother]

Ya gotta love a good roo! I have a mixed breed roo out in the pasture that got spared the ax because he is the bravest (or stupidest) rooster I've ever owned. But, very human gentle. I once saw him chase a bunch of buzzards away from a dead rabbit carcass in my pasture. He took on the whole pack of them, lol. It was awesome!

 

[NH homesteader]

That is awesome! I have no idea what that one was but he was beautiful. I think Barred rock crossed with something. My Dominique is tough and he's respectful of humans, after he learned the hard way it was a better idea for him... Lol.