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Winter Chicken Predators To Look Out ForI know this is a year old, but I have to give kudos for a great article. Thank you for sharing your knowledge with us.- Rose_adamaj
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How To Teach Your Puppy To Be Trustworthy Around Your PoultryGreat article, thanks, but not the plastic bottle piece. If a puppy bit through that, it'd be like glass.
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How To Teach Your Puppy To Be Trustworthy Around Your PoultryI have 3 pit mixes and two other dogs of unknown ancestry. They all get along fine with the chickens. I say this only to give an example that...
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How To Teach Your Puppy To Be Trustworthy Around Your PoultryThe type of dog that you choose will dictate a large part of how much effort that you must go through in order to get a good result. One of the...- BirdManInMo
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Stop Chicken Chasing Dogs While Using an Electric Collar in a Fair WayThank you for this thorough article!! I was searching for how to train prey dogs for another member who has two. This is perfect for them...- Debbie292d
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How to protect you chickens all year round.A simple article on protecting your flock based on the seasons. It had a lot of focus on electric fencing, especially for the summer.- Lacy Duckwing
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Red mites : can transmit diseases & tips for prevention and monitoring.Love this! I've never had mites albeit SLM but it's all due to bi-weekly sprinkling of diatomaceous earth. I hate that a few people fall for...
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WeaselMy neighbor across the road said she saw her dog nearly catch a weasel. I'm like weasel? So I came to learn what she's got over there before we...
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Predators & Pests
Chickens are prey to many predators and can also be the hosts to some pests and parasites. Learn how to manage against some of the most common chicken pests and predators.
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How To Teach Your Puppy To Be Trustworthy Around Your Poultry
- Allsfairinloveandbugs
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Many people who have poultry will eventually bring home an adorable new puppy. Puppies entertain us with their cute and playful antics, steal our... -
Buffalo Gnats and what You NEED to Know!
- mixedUPturk
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They are deadly. "Buffalo gnat" is the name the LA AG center uses but they are also called black flies, bull head gnats, biting flies, turkey... -
Introducing Your Dog To Chickens- Tips & Tricks
- silkieaddictIN
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I was so excited to be bringing home my first chicks. I had everything prepared a week in advance, spent countless hours reading articles and... -
How to Treat Stick Tight Fleas in Poultry with Permethrin
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Got stick-tight fleas? Treat them safely with permethrin. Our guide provides step-by-step instructions for using this effective treatment. -
Top 10 Chicken Predators
- BYC Project Manager
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From aerial to ground predators, chickens often fall prey to many of these. There are many different things that happen from the most obvious to... -
Top 10 Ways to Protect Your Chickens from Predators
- BYC Project Manager
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Predators are one of the greatest fears a chicken farmer has. They can be cunning, fast, and very sneaky. Your chickens will be drawing in... -
Raccoon - Chicken Predators - How To Protect Your Chickens From Coons
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General Information Raccoons (Procyon Lotor) a.k.a. Coons are one of the best known and easily recognized non-domesticated chicken predators... -
Mites & Lice Treatment And Prevention
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Mites & Lice! Treatment and Prevention A parasite is any living thing that lives off another living thing. External parasites can either... -
Winter Chicken Predators To Look Out For
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Wild animals, especially, can have a hard time in the winter. Due to a shortage of food and bitterly cold temperatures, finding food is difficult... -
Raccoons - My Experience With This Predator & Additional Information
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A Checklist to Avoiding Casualties in the Flock
- TheChiggens
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Now there are many different things that happen from the most obvious to the least. No matter what it seems like they're always getting into... -
Dealing with Mites
- The Chickens' Maid
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Mites are evil little creatures that can drain your poor flock of the will to even be active. Mites can drink chicken blood, eat feathers, and... -
How to stop hawks for 30 cents
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I have been using this method for quite a few years now and it has worked perfectly for me. This setup is a deterrent rather than something that... -
Stop Chicken Chasing Dogs While Using an Electric Collar in a Fair Way
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Fisher Cat - Chicken Predators - How To Protect Your Chickens From Fisher Cats
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GENERAL INFORMATION The fisher cat (Martes pennanti), also known as the "pekan cat", or "black cat", is a large, dark coloured, furry member of... -
Weasel
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General Information and Description Three species of weasels can be found in North America and Canada. The long tailed weasel (Mustela frenata)... -
Internal Parasites - Parasitic Worms in Chickens
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Internal Parasites - Worms Worms, what are they, where do they come from and what to do about them. Worms are everywhere... they are in the... -
Mites on Chickens: Prevention & Treatment
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One of the most common problems chicken keepers encounter is mites on chickens. They can be introduced by wild birds or visiting rodents, or get...