Hello
I am devastated. A fox killed two of my pekin bantams whilst they were free ranging in the garden yesterday. It was early evening and still light, not even near to dusk. They were my two favourites and not even yet a year old. My remaining 3 girls are traumatised. Not sure why I'm posting really but non-chicken keepers don't seem to realise how upsetting it is to lose a hen.
I am so angry with myself for letting them free range. For the first 6 months I kept them in a large walk in run, but for the last few months I've increasingly let them explore the garden. To start with I always stayed with them but as their confidence grew I left the hens out alone. They loved roaming in the garden, but I am now beating myself up for not keeping them safe.
I don't know what to do now with the remaining three hens. I expect they will be desperate to go out again once they're over the shock. Do you allow your hens to free range unsupervised? I feel I have made a bad error and allowed them to be easy prey.
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goldendog · 04/06/2021 15:35
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