Well, we had a chicken taken away last night by a fox. Scott discovered the familiar piles of feathers around the shed and by the fence. This particular White Rock hen was injured by a hog a couple of weeks ago. Probably got too close to the feed bowl! The chickens love when it's time to feed the hogs. They all gather around and are inches away from a very hungry mouth! This hen's neck was raw and in pretty bad shape so I was really surprised she had lasted as long as she did. All of my chickens go inside sheds at night to roost. We follow up by closing the doors to keep them safe from predators. Sometimes when a chicken is injured, it may decide to go under the shed to be away from the others. Chickens tend to peck at their injured friends. This White Rock did just that, roost under the shed. I'm bummed that she was taken. She was doing so well! Darn fox.
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