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If you want, you can join a Meetup group that Teresa just started here: http://www.meetup.com/South-Sound-Backyard-Chickens-Meetup/

Then you'll know where we will be (I think it's the Auburn Coastal Farm Supply on August 19th in the afternoon, first one! It's a great feed store too!

Shyla, so sorry!  I have no idea what could have caused that either.  Sounds strange.  Do you have other animals that could have gotten in?  Or, maybe they piled on top of her?

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Well, we just had a close call.  I was catching up on posts and chatting with DH about our trip.  The girls were free-ranging.  I heard them start clucking - told DH to come with me because that wasn't a good sound.  We ran out.  That large (but skinny) stray male cat was on my patio about 5 feet away from the panicked pullets. 

I want that cat gone!!!  It has been terrorizing the animals in the neighborhood for close to a year.  I hate it when people get an animal and just abandon it.  It belonged to some people who rented a house down the road - and when they moved, they didn't want it, so they left it behind.  The thing is getting so skinny, but I'm not about to feed it because I don't want it to have a reason to come into my yard.  The girls attract it enough, as it is.

Shyla, so sorry!  I have no idea what could have caused that either.  Sounds strange.  Do you have other animals that could have gotten in?  Or, maybe they piled on top of her?

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Well, we just had a close call.  I was catching up on posts and chatting with DH about our trip.  The girls were free-ranging.  I heard them start clucking - told DH to come with me because that wasn't a good sound.  We ran out.  That large (but skinny) stray male cat was on my patio about 5 feet away from the panicked pullets. 

I want that cat gone!!!  It has been terrorizing the animals in the neighborhood for close to a year.  I hate it when people get an animal and just abandon it.  It belonged to some people who rented a house down the road - and when they moved, they didn't want it, so they left it behind.  The thing is getting so skinny, but I'm not about to feed it because I don't want it to have a reason to come into my yard.  The girls attract it enough, as it is.

Shyla, so sorry!  I have no idea what could have caused that either.  Sounds strange.  Do you have other animals that could have gotten in?  Or, maybe they piled on top of her?

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Well, we just had a close call.  I was catching up on posts and chatting with DH about our trip.  The girls were free-ranging.  I heard them start clucking - told DH to come with me because that wasn't a good sound.  We ran out.  That large (but skinny) stray male cat was on my patio about 5 feet away from the panicked pullets. 

I want that cat gone!!!  It has been terrorizing the animals in the neighborhood for close to a year.  I hate it when people get an animal and just abandon it.  It belonged to some people who rented a house down the road - and when they moved, they didn't want it, so they left it behind.  The thing is getting so skinny, but I'm not about to feed it because I don't want it to have a reason to come into my yard.  The girls attract it enough, as it is.

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Originally Posted by justbugged 

But Miss Gabby and the nasty little pups, must have been hearing the same thing. 

 

 

 

After the third time I caught one of the nasty little puppies with a mouse trap in his chops, right as he was going through the dog door. 

Just curious, why are they "nasty little pups"?

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Originally Posted by Nikki99 

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Originally Posted by justbugged 

But Miss Gabby and the nasty little pups, must have been hearing the same thing. 

 

 

 

After the third time I caught one of the nasty little puppies with a mouse trap in his chops, right as he was going through the dog door. 

 

Just curious, why are they "nasty little pups"?

 

 

It is a bit a running joke on this thread. Though I am not sure anyone else quite understands the joke but me. On the other hand the puppies are often very naughty, and I get irritated with them. I must say that I would much rather have older dogs. Puppies maybe very cute, but they are completely uncivilized. Also Yorkies are very difficult to house train. So as sweet as they can be, I still have moments of thinking of them as nasty little dogs. 

I'm sorry  I don't know what could have happened other than trauma? Do you think one of the other chicks pecked it's head? Or did it fall from a height? So sorry

Shyla, so sorry!  I have no idea what could have caused that either.  Sounds strange.  Do you have other animals that could have gotten in?  Or, maybe they piled on top of her?

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Originally Posted by justbugged 

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nikki99 

Quote:

Originally Posted by justbugged 

But Miss Gabby and the nasty little pups, must have been hearing the same thing. 

 

 

 

After the third time I caught one of the nasty little puppies with a mouse trap in his chops, right as he was going through the dog door. 

 

Just curious, why are they "nasty little pups"?

 

 

It is a bit a running joke on this thread. Though I am not sure anyone else quite understands the joke but me. On the other hand the puppies are often very naughty, and I get irritated with them. I must say that I would much rather have older dogs. Puppies maybe very cute, but they are completely uncivilized. Also Yorkies are very difficult to house train. So as sweet as they can be, I still have moments of thinking of them as nasty little dogs. 

They did like chasing 6 year olds last weekend too!  

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Originally Posted by dawng 

 

I'm sorry  I don't know what could have happened other than trauma? Do you think one of the other chicks pecked it's head? Or did it fall from a height? So sorry

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Originally Posted by itsren 

Shyla, so sorry!  I have no idea what could have caused that either.  Sounds strange.  Do you have other animals that could have gotten in?  Or, maybe they piled on top of her?

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I checked her over and didn't see any wounds to her head, she did have a few shavings in her mouth when I picked her up, but I thought it was from struggling on her back. Now I am wondering if she was eating the the shavings and choked. Of course she was the only one I named, and always snuggled up in my hand when I picked her up. The roosts in the brooder are 6" up would that be high enough for them to get hurt if they fell? The top of the brooder is a wooden frame on hinges with hardware cloth over it so the dogs and cat can't get in.