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Posted by Karen P on 10/10/2007, 7:37 pm, in reply to "Re: fainting Ameraucana - too funny!" We finally confirmed our suspicions what got our other two hens the past couple of months. My youngest son was out riding his bike in the pasture this afternoon, when he saw a hawk dive-bombing my flock. Most of them had sheltered under the pear tree or the trailer. He came running in the house to tell me, and by the time I ran out, the hawk was gone into the woods lining the property. My neighbors flock was sounding the alarm and all huddled safely inside their coop, with the exception of a few roo's standing guard just outside the doors. Did a quick count of mine, and had everyone but Sweetie Pie - found her inside the coop?!?, dead apparently from either a broken neck or a heart attack. Her head was really floppy, but I still couldn't detect a break, so it could be either one. As with the other lost hens, there was no trauma or blood. All I can think was that she was too slow, and the hawk got to her where it couldn't get to the others. I've learned to deal with the occasional losses - guess they're just inevitable. But it looks like my dwindling flock is going to be coop-bound for a while until we deal with our predator problem. Again, I'm sorry for your loss as well.
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Karen P.
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