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    Coyote/Raccoon Attack-- Chicken Survived

    I'm going to try to get a photo of the wound tonight when we clean her. I asked around at Big R and they seem to think she is going to make it! Hoping for the skin to start growing back, but know that this is a LONG process!
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    Colorado

    Hey folks! I am in Elizabeth, CO and am trying to re-home 5 males ducks. They are friends, not food! We would like to keep them together, but will separate them if they are going to a home with other ducks. They are 6 months old and hatched in Kiowa. They have been raised together since about 3...
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    5 Drakes Need New Home

    Ducks are friends, not food! We have 5 drakes that need a new home! We were hoping for more females with our unsexed flock this spring and have 5 drakes that are overpowering our 3 little hens. They are not to be eaten, but as a pet! We have raised them since 2 days after hatching. We will...
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    Drakes

    Since they don't sex ducks prior to purchase, we have ended up with 5 drakes and 3 hens. The drakes have got to go. We are looking for them to go to a loving home, THEY ARE NOT FOOD! They have been raised by us since days after hatching, they know their names (for the most part) and stay as a...
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    Coyote/Raccoon Attack-- Chicken Survived

    I removed all of the broken feathers in and on the wound, should I have removed more feathers around it to help with healing? Her would wraps from inside her right wing to the middle of her chest between the breasts. The upper portion of her right breast is gone and towards her neck seems to be...
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    Coyote/Raccoon Attack-- Chicken Survived

    We had a coyote or raccoon try to get into our chicken pen, fortunately they did not get all the way in, but they did manage to do some damage. We lost one chicken and another was bit severly, however has survived. She is about 6 months old. The wound is below her wing on the right hand side and...
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