r/animalid • u/f_crick • Sep 23 '24

Darn thing ate our favorite chicken 🐯🐱 UNKNOWN FELINE 🐱🐯

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Spotted them here coming back for more right in the middle of the day.

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u/JorikThePooh 🦠 WILDLIFE BIOLOGIST 🦠 Sep 23 '24

Bobcat

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u/f_crick Sep 23 '24

Will it travel away after a few days?

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u/Iotternotbehere Sep 24 '24

They generally are crepuscular hunters, so early morning and early evening, if that helps you prepare.

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u/Narrow_Obligation_95 Sep 24 '24

We put a radio in the barn. That helped.

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u/PoemAgreeable Sep 24 '24

We used that info, and only let our chickens out during mid-day. And if there's a predator around, we keep them in for a day or two. We have lost about 5 in 2.5yr. But we hatched a lot more than that, at least 20. We give the extra away to people who want chickens. And we just factor predator losses into our plans for the flock.