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I'll take Tadgh, but you'll have to tell me how to pronounce it!

I saw a demonstration of someone who strung cord/line/rope across the open parts of their yard to deter hawks. Hawks calculate the space available to 'take off' after landing and grabbing prey. If they don't have sufficient clearance, they don't attack. The cords don't even have to be all...

Chickens like Suzie are the reason we love chickens so much! Hang onto the good memories with her and the good life you provided (years!) and not on the last few minutes of her existence.

Thanks for the ideas and support. Unfortunately, when I went out to check on her, the hen had died. I do appreciate the time people took to address my problem.

I was closing the coops last night and surprised a raccoon on top of one of the hens inside the coop. The coon ran off and I moved the body of the hen to one side, to deal with in the morning. Come morning, she had moved a couple of feet-- she's alive! Her neck is very floppy, she can't hold...

I am a city-raised person who moved to the country 20 years ago. I wanted to have some land and animals, which I now do... and love it. Mostly I have fowl-- chickens (usually layers), ducks, guineas, turkeys, and geese.