That bear according to your own testimony has acquired a taste for chicken. The only option now is for the bear to be removed from your area or killed. If you have the bear removed it could quite easily cause problems for other livestock...
My favorite banty hen, the one on my avitar has been acting very strange today. This morning when I fed my hens my little banty hardly seemed to care and practically ignored the food. Normally she greedily gobbles up all she can find....
I might be interested in one of those marans x production red hens. I might be able to get out to york soon. My grandfather lives there, but I live in south-west PA.
I am likely going to be getting a couple of ducklings soon, I want hens but you never know for sure. I will probably only get two ducks. Will the ducks pick on or be picked on by my chickens? I have four RIR's and two banty's, all...