Raccoons are so ridiculously strong! and wasteful. For those who don't know, chickens don't even put up a fight or make a squawk while they're being massacred like this. Plus, now that they know you have chickens, you will never be rid of raccoons. I'm so sorry, what a shame.
Don’t give up! We went through the same thing. Just had to learn a good lesson from it and do better next time. Stronger wire and you’ll be alright next time around. Praying for y’all to be better soon.
That sucks. We’ve dealt with hawks and coyotes, but nothing like that. Sorry man. There are blinking lights that look like eyes that are good for keeping predators away and of course electric wire. Don’t let it discourage you; your channel rocks!
Oh wow! That is so sad. I’ve seen raccoons around our property so this makes me glad our chickens are inside a wooden coop but we use hardware cloth all around the run part. I heard chickens can’t see in the dark so they just sit there and wait to die. So heartbreaking! 😢
I'm so so sorry 😞 we had this happen recently too 😢 it was heartbreaking. This is why we just picked up 2 male anatolian shepherds to protect our animals.
I saw a video of a dog scale a 10 ft fence to get to some chickens. Rescaled the fence and carried out 2 chickens in his mouth. I feel for chickens. They’re so vulnerable. God Bless them for their constant sacrifice.
Man, I hate that for you. I know that's nature but I hate it when the predator wins. We're not at the point of putting animals on our property, but I'm on some hunting property where we manage the deer herd. Always heartbreaking to see a coyote carrying off a fawn, or see tiny fawn hooves in the scat on the road. Makes me angry actually.
Dont quit yall, you got a good thing going!! I had to replace my chickens after a bear ate all of them , and now i learned to have electric fencing and more. you gotta move forward .I now have twice as many chickens and no preditors.
Been there!! Chicken wire is not the way. That wire you put under the bunnies may do well though. It looked pretty robust. We are in IA...lots of raccoons...so you have to seal the roof too. Our "chicken wire" is a combo of chicken wire or the 1/2" x 1/2" mesh wire to keep little paws from grabbing wings/legs through the wall and underneath that we use 1"x4" rectangle fence for strength. It's marketed as utility/Goat fence up here. Hugs & good luck guys!
Hardware cloth! And if they are reaching under like happened to me we put a skirting of hardware cloth all around my chicken tractor. Stopped it!!! Raccoons in Texas are insane especially this year!
So sorry that happened. Just lost one of my layers to a hawk right outside my window. By the time I got outside they had flown off and left me with a mutilated bird. You could always cook the chickens like I've seen Justin Rhodes do and try feeding them to your other pigs. He boils them whole in a pot and adds it to his scraps and feed. Don't give up, you've come so far. 😊
@@pattijack Not everyone wants to quit when something bad happens. For some of us, setbacks drive us further toward our goal; learn from it and teach others. That family is full of "go getters." Especially with the slogan they have on their shirts. 😉
I'm so sorry 😞. It's devastating when this happens, it recently happened to my mums chickens, her dog usually protects the chickens but he was inside dew to noisy nabours stirring him up and (we think it was a fox) got in n killed all of them 😢 😞
Sorry guys. Not a good day. I thought I was the only one that this happens to. Chickens and rabbits both. A year after my rabbits were killed, a neighbour I had traded with numerous times decided to get out of the rabbit business. She had purchased babies before all my adults died. When I bought her stock, I could see the likeness of all the bunnies I had lost. I was humbly grateful to God. Give Him your shocking experience guys. Ty 🙏
The wild animals sometimes do a better job at hunting then we do protecting our animals. Bought a Portable solar fencer at the farm store. We deployed the fencer and soon heard whelps at different times of day. Apparently, the word got around and the animals are okay. We still hear coyotes, raccoons, possums and see stray dogs but the compound is secured. Best wishes.
I’m so sorry for your loss. Just know you took good care of the chickens, so they had a good home while living. Things happen that are beyond our control, and it’s never easy when going through it. I know you will move forward, and you will remember the lessons learned. Who knows what predator it was, but it was certainly very smart and calculating. As others have said, next time use a heavy gaged wire throughout, and make sure nothing can reach through to grab your animals. That was past hungry what the predator did. It was just a lust to destroy their lives. Not much good can be said for that creature. I’m not surprised that the pigs didn’t want any of the chicken. Bad energy from something like that and pigs are smart. Maybe burn the remains, and bury them. Then maybe plant a tree on top where you bury them. The tree will process that negativity into something beautiful, good, and peaceful. Move forward and try again. Each step is a learning process. When I grew up we lived near a farmer who kept having trouble with foxes, coyotes, and any predator out there. They attacked his small animals and his cattle, especially at calving time. He finally got a flock of peacocks, and began to keep them and raise them as well, let them roam his farm where he needed it guarded. At night when the predators usually attack the peacocks could be heard sounding the alarm for miles around that a predator was near. It woke most people who could hear them. The farmer would go out and take care of the predator and saving his animals most of the time. It got to where few predators came around his farm, and the birds could be heard softly calling out into the night. On those peaceful nights it was beautiful to hear. They are a good bird to have. Those and Guinea’s. Guinea birds are good in the garden area. They eat harmful insects, and sound the alarm when something enters to eat the produce. Perhaps you may consider them and peacocks for your farm. I wish you the best. God bless.
I am so sorry that you lost all of your chickens! We have been going through that since we moved to Alabama. We have closed everything up that we can! Prayers for you all!
Chicken wire is like a lock on your coop. It keeps the chickens in, it won’t keep predators out. We had a cougar get through hog panels. Stay safe until you find out what got them.
Change that chicken wire to hardware cloth then it’s time to take on a new title as trapper. If you can’t use footholds get a live trap throw some marsh mellows in it with a few leading outside the trap. You’ll catch that coon the first night. Eliminate it or take it a few miles away. Always better to eliminate. A coon can rip through chicken wire like it’s string. Ive had them tear live traps apart when those traps first started coming out. Lesson learned is how I look at it. I’ve been there more times then I care to talk about.
Dude!! Come'on man.. Basic chicken wire is not for security. It's only to divide areas for chickens to stay in their areas. You GOT to use a stronger .5 x .5 metal fabric that raccoons, fox, etc can't tear.
I lost 12 in one night about a month ago, and this morning I lost my last 4 layers. I feel your pain, sorry for the loss. Keep up the good work though!
I just came across your video and although it’s 2 years old I still wanted to express my condolences. That’s a hard loss. I’m having a hard day with other obstacles and disappointments. So maybe I feel your pain and frustration a little extra hard. I hope you have recovered and are doing well. Best of luck to you!
😢 So sad .. we have the same situation. 8 our chickens are killed by squirrels 2 weeks ago. I started 7 new chicks and make the coop better by doubling the wire inside. Hopefully will keep out predators away and leave them alone. Don’t give up😊
I've wanted to quit...many days...but my dad didn't raise a quitter. So I ask the Good Lord to help me, one day at a time, sometimes one hour at a time, till He calls me home.
Not to rub salt in the wound but chicken wire is NOT predator proof. Your best bet is to use Cattle panels or Low gauge Rabbit cage wire, then use chicken wire at the bottom 1/3 to cover holes. You can also put the same rabbit cage wire on hinges on the bottom of your tractor, so they fold up/down when you move your tractor. It won't prevent digging, however it will make it much more difficult for predators to dig towards the chickens with 2-3 feet of cage wire blocking them. Think of this as a good lesson to learn now, before having expanded.
I never liked those moveable coops, snakes & raccoons etc. always find a way. Though yours looked well built, must of been cheap chicken wire on top? keep the chicks nearby the house, till they're big enough... shovel in grass, weeds and bugs. good luck next time.
Dang! I'm so sorry for such a great loss! I know the feeling, except we caught the culprit, who was supposed to be a guard dog, but she was nursing and we waited ours longer than usual to do our daily checkup... We lost all but like 25 of our prized layers! Anyways, she can't stay here now and it was so close to winter all the hens that are left decided they're done till spring, we get 3 eggs a day now! Don't give up! It happens even to the best! There's always surprises in life and sometimes there good.... But sometimes you get this! Stay strong and keep moving, God gives us all the grace to get through everything he takes us through, even though it's not easy it is possible! Who knows, this event might lead you to something incredible!!
you have to make traps i had 11 wild stray cats killing my quail even though i had a good cage they still would get one here or there pull the head off them all my cages now are the thick wire... in the end i had breading pairs in 7 separate cages and something went into each cage and killed them all . i think it was one of them little ferret looking things all white with a black tip tail. overbuild everything and lock or screw everything down
I’m not sure if you are aware of what has done this to your bird’s, or not. But I have seen this type of hole made by dogs/coyotes before.. so to me that’s what it looks like did this.
Sir I’m so sorry for this. I understand you completely when you feel defeated you just want to quit it all. But don’t give up. I myself I’m starting my own farm not knowing even 5 percent of all the work that’s headed my way, but It’s something I want my children to carry on so I wish you and your family the best.
Some days really suck! I feel for your loss of livestock. Take some time to look at where you have come from and remember your goals. I like what Justin Rhodes said after one of their losses, the more successes you have the higher the chance of a failure. It can be hard to take sometimes but remember all your successes. Big hugs to you all.
Hi..... Better Life Together so sad to hear that preadetor had ate all your chicken so don't give up, keep it up and keep going, thank you for showing your video homestead 👋 bye 👋 bye 👋 bye 👋 🎥👍👍👍
I lost 30 1-month old chicks in an hour to a rat one night. I checked on them, went to the store and they were all dead when I got back. They all had one leg ripped off and baked to death. I'm still p!ssed and that was 7 years ago! We got it in a trap though and no more problems since.
Why would you not do your research BEFORE sacrificing your chickens? 🤦♂️ Clearly you didn’t even bother asking the person who sold you the chicken wire whether it was appropriate for what you were planning to do with it. Every. Single. Small. Town. Hardware. Store. Employee. Could. Have. Told. You. 😮 I hope you’ve learned all of your other animal-related lessons in a less horrific way.
I'm so very sorry. I know this is an older video but we lost our flock of 7 on Sept 1st 2024. It's devastating. Rebuilding a brand new coop top to bottom and it's been a horrible learning curve. You're right, the smell and flys and yellow jackets is immediate on them. So depressing burying our babies.
Chicken wire is designed to keep chickens IN, NOT keep predators OUT. Even my pet dog has ripped through chicken wire in the past! If you want to protect your hens, then use weldmesh. I use 1.6mm wire weldmesh with 1/2" x 1" gaps (I have found this to be strong enough for what predators we have in the UK,). You may need to check what would be strong enough to stop raccoons, just to be on the safe side, but 1.6mm weldmesh is damn strong! Also, you need to dig it in at least a foot deep all around the bottom perimeter of their enclosure For those that can't do that due to the position of the enclosure, you would need to add a 'skirt' that lays on top of the earth all around it. To make a skirt you can just extend the weldmesh you are covering the enclosure with (making a 90 degree angle, then extending it to go maybe 18" across the earth). Pin the skirt down using metal tent pegs or similar, ensuring it is as flush as possible with the ground. Your animals depend on you to keep them safe.
This just happened to my flock-it was an absolute devastation. Turns out my own fxxking dog did it. The amount of disappointment in her with this newly aquired frenzy-like behavior will be met with unmerciful electric fencing when we turn out the new flock we had to replace the last one's with.
Sorry for your loss. I saw another video of someone who had a camera trained on his coop/run and it showed a raccoon climbing the fence until he found a weak spot, went through and killed all of the chickens, most on one night, the remaining the second night. The homeowner was away for the two nights. I've seen some people use hardware cloth on the bottom and chicken wire at the top, thinking that's good enough. Nope! Hardware cloth needs to be everywhere! Then you need an apron all around your coop/run to keep out animals that would dig. In my case, my apron is a full 3 feet out, not the 2 feet that many people do. Is it more expensive? You better believe it! Many times, I'd go to the big box store and be stunned at the price of basic hardware cloth, etc. But then I thought, what happens if where I skimp is exactly where a predator gets through? All latches need carabiners, because raccoons are amazingly capable at opening them up. Some people don't put an auto close door on their coop. I most certainly do, because if an animal is somehow able to get into the run, they'll then be stopped because the coop is closed up. Sorry for your loss, but don't give up! We live and we learn. In that video that I saw, the person landed up adding leg traps for raccoons, caught more than one and "took care of them"!
FOR AS MANY PEOPLE IN THE COMMENTS THAT HAVE DESCRIBED SIMILAR EVENTS, THIS APPEARS TOO COMMON AMONG SO MANY DYING WITHOUT PROPER DEFENCE TO NOT APPROPRIATE THE RIGHT SOLUTION OF 1/2 MILE INFRARED NO GLOW DRIVE WAY SENSORS AND A SHOTGUN? WE HAVE A RIGHT TO DEFEND OUR PROPERTY AND POSSESSIONS, AND THE PURSUIT OF HAPPY LIVING IN RIGHTEOUSNESS....
I'm so sorry! I am rural but in town. I just ran into a raccoon in my back yard late into the evening. Now the dogs are staying outside at night with ours. I'm going to be setting up traps.
NOPE not even taking this chance. I refuse to feed those bastards for free, I refuse to take the chance. Reinforcements on top of Reinforcements on top of another reinforcements. I refuse I refuse I refuse. I am so terribly sorry 😞
So sorry for the loss but you can never give up. Satan has no power unless you allow it. Pray to God for strength and wisdom on how to rectify the predator problem.
Raccoons are so ridiculously strong! and wasteful. For those who don't know, chickens don't even put up a fight or make a squawk while they're being massacred like this. Plus, now that they know you have chickens, you will never be rid of raccoons. I'm so sorry, what a shame.
Raccoons are smart. The only way to stop them is to trap and dispatch.
@@bobcarey4256 U mean, trap and take em swimming ;0
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That's why we have pew pews on the farm.
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Sickening.....gutted for you....hardware cloth only way to go....
Raccoons seem to use chicken wire for dental floss.
Good to know
Don’t give up! We went through the same thing. Just had to learn a good lesson from it and do better next time. Stronger wire and you’ll be alright next time around. Praying for y’all to be better soon.
That sucks. We’ve dealt with hawks and coyotes, but nothing like that. Sorry man. There are blinking lights that look like eyes that are good for keeping predators away and of course electric wire. Don’t let it discourage you; your channel rocks!
Oh wow! That is so sad. I’ve seen raccoons around our property so this makes me glad our chickens are inside a wooden coop but we use hardware cloth all around the run part. I heard chickens can’t see in the dark so they just sit there and wait to die. So heartbreaking! 😢
I'm so so sorry 😞 we had this happen recently too 😢 it was heartbreaking. This is why we just picked up 2 male anatolian shepherds to protect our animals.
I saw a video of a dog scale a 10 ft fence to get to some chickens. Rescaled the fence and carried out 2 chickens in his mouth. I feel for chickens. They’re so vulnerable. God Bless them for their constant sacrifice.
Man, I hate that for you. I know that's nature but I hate it when the predator wins. We're not at the point of putting animals on our property, but I'm on some hunting property where we manage the deer herd. Always heartbreaking to see a coyote carrying off a fawn, or see tiny fawn hooves in the scat on the road. Makes me angry actually.
I'm so sorry for your loss! Chicken wire is meant to keep chickens in, not predators out for anyone watching this. Use hardware cloth!
Look up expanded metal. No animal will chew threw it.
Dont quit yall, you got a good thing going!! I had to replace my chickens after a bear ate all of them , and now i learned to have electric fencing and more. you gotta move forward .I now have twice as many chickens and no preditors.
I’m so sorry, it’s heartbreaking, I just lost my rooster to a predator. Don’t give up ! Know we feel your pain ….💔
Been there!! Chicken wire is not the way. That wire you put under the bunnies may do well though. It looked pretty robust.
We are in IA...lots of raccoons...so you have to seal the roof too. Our "chicken wire" is a combo of chicken wire or the 1/2" x 1/2" mesh wire to keep little paws from grabbing wings/legs through the wall and underneath that we use 1"x4" rectangle fence for strength. It's marketed as utility/Goat fence up here.
Hugs & good luck guys!
Chicken wire only keeps chickens in. Won't protect from predators. Sorry that this happened, but don't give up.
Hardware cloth! And if they are reaching under like happened to me we put a skirting of hardware cloth all around my chicken tractor. Stopped it!!! Raccoons in Texas are insane especially this year!
So sorry that happened. Just lost one of my layers to a hawk right outside my window. By the time I got outside they had flown off and left me with a mutilated bird. You could always cook the chickens like I've seen Justin Rhodes do and try feeding them to your other pigs. He boils them whole in a pot and adds it to his scraps and feed. Don't give up, you've come so far. 😊
Have a little setback and you want to quit? Get off your tail and homestead, farmer! 😉👍🏿 YOU GOT THIS!
Allow him to have that depressing moment! Everyone says they want to quit when something bad happens.
@@pattijack Not everyone wants to quit when something bad happens. For some of us, setbacks drive us further toward our goal; learn from it and teach others. That family is full of "go getters." Especially with the slogan they have on their shirts. 😉
I'm so sorry 😞. It's devastating when this happens, it recently happened to my mums chickens, her dog usually protects the chickens but he was inside dew to noisy nabours stirring him up and (we think it was a fox) got in n killed all of them 😢 😞
Sorry guys. Not a good day. I thought I was the only one that this happens to. Chickens and rabbits both. A year after my rabbits were killed, a neighbour I had traded with numerous times decided to get out of the rabbit business. She had purchased babies before all my adults died. When I bought her stock, I could see the likeness of all the bunnies I had lost. I was humbly grateful to God. Give Him your shocking experience guys. Ty 🙏
The wild animals sometimes do a better job at hunting then we do protecting our animals. Bought a Portable solar fencer at the farm store. We deployed the fencer and soon heard whelps at different times of day. Apparently, the word got around and the animals are okay. We still hear coyotes, raccoons, possums and see stray dogs but the compound is secured. Best wishes.
I’m so sorry for your loss. Just know you took good care of the chickens, so they had a good home while living. Things happen that are beyond our control, and it’s never easy when going through it. I know you will move forward, and you will remember the lessons learned. Who knows what predator it was, but it was certainly very smart and calculating. As others have said, next time use a heavy gaged wire throughout, and make sure nothing can reach through to grab your animals. That was past hungry what the predator did. It was just a lust to destroy their lives. Not much good can be said for that creature. I’m not surprised that the pigs didn’t want any of the chicken. Bad energy from something like that and pigs are smart. Maybe burn the remains, and bury them. Then maybe plant a tree on top where you bury them. The tree will process that negativity into something beautiful, good, and peaceful. Move forward and try again. Each step is a learning process.
When I grew up we lived near a farmer who kept having trouble with foxes, coyotes, and any predator out there. They attacked his small animals and his cattle, especially at calving time. He finally got a flock of peacocks, and began to keep them and raise them as well, let them roam his farm where he needed it guarded. At night when the predators usually attack the peacocks could be heard sounding the alarm for miles around that a predator was near. It woke most people who could hear them. The farmer would go out and take care of the predator and saving his animals most of the time. It got to where few predators came around his farm, and the birds could be heard softly calling out into the night. On those peaceful nights it was beautiful to hear. They are a good bird to have. Those and Guinea’s. Guinea birds are good in the garden area. They eat harmful insects, and sound the alarm when something enters to eat the produce. Perhaps you may consider them and peacocks for your farm. I wish you the best. God bless.
I am so sorry that you lost all of your chickens! We have been going through that since we moved to Alabama. We have closed everything up that we can! Prayers for you all!
That's heartbreaking and I'm so sorry. Weeping may endure for a night but joy comes in the morning. Hang in there and never ever give up.
Ugh so sorry! It happens to all if us at some point. The important thing us you learn something from it and move forward
Chicken wire is like a lock on your coop. It keeps the chickens in, it won’t keep predators out. We had a cougar get through hog panels. Stay safe until you find out what got them.
I can't imagine the power it took to get through that😳. Frightening
Sorry for your loss. Raccoons are mean! They killed 30 of mine. Don't give up.
1 x 2 or 2 x 4 welded wire we have foxes so imperative to not use chicken wire
Change that chicken wire to hardware cloth then it’s time to take on a new title as trapper. If you can’t use footholds get a live trap throw some marsh mellows in it with a few leading outside the trap. You’ll catch that coon the first night. Eliminate it or take it a few miles away. Always better to eliminate. A coon can rip through chicken wire like it’s string. Ive had them tear live traps apart when those traps first started coming out. Lesson learned is how I look at it. I’ve been there more times then I care to talk about.
Yup, the live trap is out tonight!
I will NOT be able to show what I do with what I caught here on RUclips.
@@BetterTogetherLife now that’s exactly what I was hoping I’d hear.
Dude!! Come'on man.. Basic chicken wire is not for security. It's only to divide areas for chickens to stay in their areas. You GOT to use a stronger .5 x .5 metal fabric that raccoons, fox, etc can't tear.
I lost 12 in one night about a month ago, and this morning I lost my last 4 layers. I feel your pain, sorry for the loss. Keep up the good work though!
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I just came across your video and although it’s 2 years old I still wanted to express my condolences. That’s a hard loss. I’m having a hard day with other obstacles and disappointments. So maybe I feel your pain and frustration a little extra hard. I hope you have recovered and are doing well. Best of luck to you!
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So sad .. we have the same situation. 8 our chickens are killed by squirrels 2 weeks ago.
I started 7 new chicks and make the coop better by doubling the wire inside. Hopefully will keep out predators away and leave them alone.
Don’t give up😊
We’ve had dogs bust through chicken wire and killed all our chickens one year
Same thing happened to us. It was a bobcat. Ripped the chicken wire apart. It also took out our 4 ducks at the same time.
I love my chickens. So sorry this happened!
I've wanted to quit...many days...but my dad didn't raise a quitter. So I ask the Good Lord to help me, one day at a time, sometimes one hour at a time, till He calls me home.
Damn.....I'm so sorry for your Loss Beau...
Not to rub salt in the wound but chicken wire is NOT predator proof. Your best bet is to use Cattle panels or Low gauge Rabbit cage wire, then use chicken wire at the bottom 1/3 to cover holes. You can also put the same rabbit cage wire on hinges on the bottom of your tractor, so they fold up/down when you move your tractor. It won't prevent digging, however it will make it much more difficult for predators to dig towards the chickens with 2-3 feet of cage wire blocking them. Think of this as a good lesson to learn now, before having expanded.
Totally right. We are learning a lesson on this one. We’ve had these for 2 years no issue. But here we are with an issue. So we’re revising our plan.
I never liked those moveable coops, snakes & raccoons etc. always find a way. Though yours looked well built, must of been cheap chicken wire on top? keep the chicks nearby the house, till they're big enough... shovel in grass, weeds and bugs. good luck next time.
Raccoons are strong, they’ll tear through chicken wire. Need hardware cloth like on the bottom.
Dang! I'm so sorry for such a great loss! I know the feeling, except we caught the culprit, who was supposed to be a guard dog, but she was nursing and we waited ours longer than usual to do our daily checkup... We lost all but like 25 of our prized layers! Anyways, she can't stay here now and it was so close to winter all the hens that are left decided they're done till spring, we get 3 eggs a day now! Don't give up! It happens even to the best! There's always surprises in life and sometimes there good.... But sometimes you get this! Stay strong and keep moving, God gives us all the grace to get through everything he takes us through, even though it's not easy it is possible! Who knows, this event might lead you to something incredible!!
you have to make traps i had 11 wild stray cats killing my quail even though i had a good cage they still would get one here or there pull the head off them all my cages now are the thick wire... in the end i had breading pairs in 7 separate cages and something went into each cage and killed them all . i think it was one of them little ferret looking things all white with a black tip tail. overbuild everything and lock or screw everything down
I’m not sure if you are aware of what has done this to your bird’s, or not. But I have seen this type of hole made by dogs/coyotes before.. so to me that’s what it looks like did this.
Dude!! I feel for you, that is absolutely devistating! Mink? Weasel?
Maybe you can salvage a couple to eat. It was cool enough that night.
Most of us farmers have been there! Don't quit you can get back into it! It's a heartbreak for any good farmer.
Bro... I'm so sorry
Trail cam and .22 for next time… sorry for your loss. 😢
I run thick wire behind chicken wire
So sorry. I feel your pain!! We just lost half of our chickens this exact same way!
Oh Beverly I am so so sorry! That’s horrible. 🙁
Aww man that really sucks, I feel sorry for you guys.
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My heart goes out to you and the family. Its a hard loss, don't give up . God Bless 🙌
I'm sorry.
So sorry, we commiserate with you, being those who have lost dear chickens.
Thank you Boronia!!
I'm so sorry! Can you cook them up and give to your pigs or dogs so it isn't a total waste? Don't be discouraged!!
That is the plan. I was able to salvage most of them, fed some to pigs, and froze the rest.
We had 3 attacks this year (rat and fox). No matter what I did they still found a way into the barn. So sorry it happened to you. Xx
So very sorry. I know the feeling. Lost all my Leghorns in one night. I'm pretty sure it was a mink, but your predator is probably a raccoon.
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Sir I’m so sorry for this. I understand you completely when you feel defeated you just want to quit it all. But don’t give up. I myself I’m starting my own farm not knowing even 5 percent of all the work that’s headed my way, but It’s something I want my children to carry on so I wish you and your family the best.
Thank you so much Laurie. We didn’t give up, and Lord willing….we will be collecting eggs until we die!! 😁😁
That's so heartbreaking. I'm so sorry 😞
Coyote or maybe a neighbor's dog
Some days really suck! I feel for your loss of livestock. Take some time to look at where you have come from and remember your goals. I like what Justin Rhodes said after one of their losses, the more successes you have the higher the chance of a failure. It can be hard to take sometimes but remember all your successes. Big hugs to you all.
Super encouraging. And such a healthier perspective. Thank you!
Hi..... Better Life Together so sad to hear that preadetor had ate all your chicken so don't give up, keep it up and keep going, thank you for showing your video homestead 👋 bye 👋 bye 👋 bye 👋 🎥👍👍👍
I lost 30 1-month old chicks in an hour to a rat one night. I checked on them, went to the store and they were all dead when I got back. They all had one leg ripped off and baked to death. I'm still p!ssed and that was 7 years ago! We got it in a trap though and no more problems since.
Wow! That’s horrible about the rats! Vicious and nasty!
Why would you not do your research BEFORE sacrificing your chickens? 🤦♂️
Clearly you didn’t even bother asking the person who sold you the chicken wire whether it was appropriate for what you were planning to do with it.
Every. Single. Small. Town. Hardware. Store. Employee. Could. Have. Told. You. 😮
I hope you’ve learned all of your other animal-related lessons in a less horrific way.
Never ever use chicken wire. Always use hardware cloth for chickens. Sorry for your loss! It’s so sad when this happens.
I'm so very sorry. I know this is an older video but we lost our flock of 7 on Sept 1st 2024. It's devastating. Rebuilding a brand new coop top to bottom and it's been a horrible learning curve. You're right, the smell and flys and yellow jackets is immediate on them. So depressing burying our babies.
So sorry for your loss, hopefully 🙏 it will get better. I will pray for you and your family 👪 and stock.
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SOS for the loss hope it gets better
Poultry wire is great at keeping poultry "in," but does little to keep anything else "out." Hard lesson to learn. Sorry for your loss.
That really sucks, that's happened to me before. Raccoons and Neighbors dogs. Very disheartening.
Just saw your video. So sad. I hope you didn’t give up.
We have not!!!!
Watch 1st minute. That would be sad.
Thank you.
looks like a COYOTE/dog sized hole BUT was there a seam where it got in?
cuz a seam should be nailed to wood to prevent something like this
Don’t give up. Give me a call or pm. I may be able to give you a few ideas.
I am so sorry that happened! Always use hardware mesh, 1/4 inch or 1/2 inch... not chicken wire.That looks devastating.. I am sorry.
Chicken wire is designed to keep chickens IN, NOT keep predators OUT. Even my pet dog has ripped through chicken wire in the past! If you want to protect your hens, then use weldmesh. I use 1.6mm wire weldmesh with 1/2" x 1" gaps (I have found this to be strong enough for what predators we have in the UK,). You may need to check what would be strong enough to stop raccoons, just to be on the safe side, but 1.6mm weldmesh is damn strong! Also, you need to dig it in at least a foot deep all around the bottom perimeter of their enclosure For those that can't do that due to the position of the enclosure, you would need to add a 'skirt' that lays on top of the earth all around it. To make a skirt you can just extend the weldmesh you are covering the enclosure with (making a 90 degree angle, then extending it to go maybe 18" across the earth). Pin the skirt down using metal tent pegs or similar, ensuring it is as flush as possible with the ground. Your animals depend on you to keep them safe.
This guy built a wire tent and called it a chicken coupe. Chicken wire sets up an area for them to be outside during the day.
I just had 2 raccoons get into my coop and kill 9 of my chickens. It was horroble. They fint even eat them. Its like its for fun
I’m so sorry 😖😭😭 I just got some chickens and thank you for the heads up ….sorry again for your loss 😞
This just happened to my flock-it was an absolute devastation. Turns out my own fxxking dog did it. The amount of disappointment in her with this newly aquired frenzy-like behavior will be met with unmerciful electric fencing when we turn out the new flock we had to replace the last one's with.
oh yes i lost a whole flock of cornish to the neighbors dog
I am so sorry
Don't get sad get revenge. Arm up and spend a weekend out hunting local predators. Light them up real good.
Sorry man. I hope you got revenge on the predator
Thanks. All I caught was some baby opossums. 😕
Sorry for your loss. I saw another video of someone who had a camera trained on his coop/run and it showed a raccoon climbing the fence until he found a weak spot, went through and killed all of the chickens, most on one night, the remaining the second night. The homeowner was away for the two nights.
I've seen some people use hardware cloth on the bottom and chicken wire at the top, thinking that's good enough. Nope! Hardware cloth needs to be everywhere! Then you need an apron all around your coop/run to keep out animals that would dig. In my case, my apron is a full 3 feet out, not the 2 feet that many people do. Is it more expensive? You better believe it! Many times, I'd go to the big box store and be stunned at the price of basic hardware cloth, etc. But then I thought, what happens if where I skimp is exactly where a predator gets through?
All latches need carabiners, because raccoons are amazingly capable at opening them up. Some people don't put an auto close door on their coop. I most certainly do, because if an animal is somehow able to get into the run, they'll then be stopped because the coop is closed up.
Sorry for your loss, but don't give up! We live and we learn. In that video that I saw, the person landed up adding leg traps for raccoons, caught more than one and "took care of them"!
Yea, our guess is a raccoon.
FOR AS MANY PEOPLE IN THE COMMENTS THAT HAVE DESCRIBED SIMILAR EVENTS, THIS APPEARS TOO COMMON AMONG SO MANY DYING WITHOUT PROPER DEFENCE TO NOT APPROPRIATE THE RIGHT SOLUTION OF 1/2 MILE INFRARED NO GLOW DRIVE WAY SENSORS AND A SHOTGUN? WE HAVE A RIGHT TO DEFEND OUR PROPERTY AND POSSESSIONS, AND THE PURSUIT OF HAPPY LIVING IN RIGHTEOUSNESS....
I am so sorry , don’t give up
Never!
Man that sucks. That hole was quite large too. Did it eat anything or just kill them all?
Oh my. How traumatizing. 😢 I'm so very sorry.
so sorry about your hens..idk how long aga this happened ,but either way that is tough.
I'm so sorry! I am rural but in town. I just ran into a raccoon in my back yard late into the evening. Now the dogs are staying outside at night with ours. I'm going to be setting up traps.
NOPE not even taking this chance. I refuse to feed those bastards for free, I refuse to take the chance. Reinforcements on top of Reinforcements on top of another reinforcements. I refuse I refuse I refuse. I am so terribly sorry 😞
So sorry for the loss but you can never give up. Satan has no power unless you allow it. Pray to God for strength and wisdom on how to rectify the predator problem.
Same happened to my chickens last night.All were lying dead.Who killled em
We are sorry for your losses…it has it’s bad days and good ones. 😪
This is horrible. Makes me want to fill with birds and then camp in there. I hope that you find the cause soon... maybe get some guardian rat dogs
That is horrible
It really was Laurie. Such a sad morning to wake up to. 🙁
Our dogs protect my chickens. We have Catahoulas
It's a crying shame.
Chicken wire is meant to keep chickens in not predators out. Go with heavier gauge hardware cloth