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Livestock => Poultry & Waterfowl => Topic started by: ayrt1010 on February 03, 2013, 07:52:22 am

Title: R.I.P cocky
Post by: ayrt1010 on February 03, 2013, 07:52:22 am

We have had hens for 9 months now. Last summer we hatched 2 light Sussex chicks. 1 m, 1 f , the male was a beauty, but on Friday he went missing. Last night hubby found him minus his head, poor cocky
 :-[

Title: Re: R.I.P cocky
Post by: Mammyshaz on February 03, 2013, 08:43:29 am

 So sorry to hear this. What an awful way to find him  :bouquet: sounds like mr fox has been around.

Title: Re: R.I.P cocky
Post by: Rosemary on February 03, 2013, 07:47:46 pm

Shame  :( We have two foxes around here - hear them barking at night and saw one last night. Dogs saw it off, but it will be back.

Title: Re: R.I.P cocky
Post by: ayrt1010 on February 03, 2013, 08:06:21 pm

What was even more upsetting for the children was that when he hatched out we thought he was dead then, as he had fallen from the nesting box. We put him in the oven on a very low temp and within 1/2 hour he was chirping away. :'(

Title: Re: R.I.P cocky
Post by: plumseverywhere on February 04, 2013, 11:04:02 am

Very sorry to hear this. Always a shame, especially for the children. We lost 75% of our little flock few weeks back, 2 foxes now no longer with us but still a few to go before we replenish our birds.