As I was doing a head count of the chicken flock I realized that I was missing 14 chickens! All laying hens and one male white pekin duck! I have a breeding pair of ducks or I should say I did have one. I am missing 15 birds total! I looked in the corn field, in the tall grasses they hide in, behind the barn, in the barn, around the entire property and they were no where to be found. I let my great pyrenees out to herd them up and there were none! I had 28 laying hens for my small egg business and now my flock has been cut in half by COYOTES! There is a new pack in town and I could hear them all talking to each other last night. This is a brand new pack because I haven't heard them all summer until now. There are usually a few coyotes here and there but never this many! I am making preparations to get rid of this problem. Wish me luck?
~ Dawn
~ Dawn
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