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🐍Predator Identification: Know Your Enemy to Protect Your Flock🦝
Lost a bird and don't know what happened? Predators leave "signatures" that help identify the culprit - and prevent future attacks!
RACCOONS 🦝
🦝Kill at night, often inside coop
🦝Head/neck eaten, crop removed
🦝Birds dragged away or partially eaten
🦝Can open simple latches!
FOXES/COYOTES 🦊
🦊Entire bird missing (carried off)
🦊Scattered feathers along path
🦊Attack dawn/dusk or daytime
🦊Dig under fences
HAWKS/OWLS 🦅
🦅Breast meat eaten, rest left behind
🦅Neat piles of plucked feathers
🦅Hawks = daytime, Owls = night
🦅Attack in open areas
WEASELS/MINK
🐁Multiple birds killed (surplus killing!)
🐁Bite marks on head/neck
🐁Little meat eaten
🐁Blood draining behavior
OPOSSUMS
🌙Messy eaters, scattered kills
🌙Target young chicks/eggs
🌙Eggs broken and partially eaten
🌙Nocturnal, slower moving
DOGS🐶
🐶Multiple birds injured/killed but not eaten
🐶Widespread destruction
🐶Birds scattered around property
🐶Often daytime attacks
SNAKES🐍
🐍Missing eggs or chicks
🐍No mess, no feathers
🐍Eggs swallowed whole
Prevention Key: Knowing WHO you're dealing with helps you predator-proof effectively! Each predator requires different strategies.
Your turn:
- Ever played "CSI: Chicken Coop" trying to figure out what got in? What was the culprit? 🔍
- What predator do you worry about most in your area?
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🐍Predator Identification: Know Your Enemy to Protect Your Flock🦝
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