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Feral cats and a guinea hen?
Well I'm pretty sure I have found the culprit. I set a live trap and mounted a camera in front of it. I threw a can of tuna in it as I know they can't resist that. 10:42 pm last night he shows up and walks around the cage then leaves.. I was curious as to why he would leave that tuna. Then...- 92rslt1
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- Forum: Predators and Pests
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My First Loss to a Predator
Yea, I lost one too this week and it's inferiorating. My guess is raccoon if there were feathers and obvious signs of struggle. Otherwise if it just disappeared I would say owl.- 92rslt1
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- Forum: Predators and Pests
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Feral cats and a guinea hen?
Yea I agree. I know the coons are here and it bears all the signs of a coon attack too. It's just strange the cat appears and the bird gets killed. I ruled the owl out because whatever it was traveled by foot.- 92rslt1
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- Forum: Predators and Pests
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Feral cats and a guinea hen?
Initially I was thinking a fox too. However at night guinea hens are completely blind, so they won't move and are pretty much sitting ducks if they are on the ground. During the day it would be hard for anything to catch them. They have vision during the day that can pick out a tick 50ft away...- 92rslt1
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- Forum: Predators and Pests
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Feral cats and a guinea hen?
If this story is too long, just skip to the last part. I had two guinea and they were very valuable assets around the house. Initially we had 4 but 3 disappeared the first time we let them out. They got scared when night came and ran off into the woods. The last one stayed and was on my porch...- 92rslt1
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How long before I can release?
I just picked up some 6 month old guinea last weekend and I want to get them acclimated to the new enviroment. They are in a small chicken coop right now and I can tell they want to roam free. I would like to let them out by next weekend, one at a time, so they don't all just take off. Im...- 92rslt1
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- Forum: Guinea Fowl
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What Breed of ducks work best for.........
My Khaki were hand fed and handled since they were chicks and still have not warmed up to me. The only one that did was killed last week by my drake. I would say khaki are not as outgoing as some would believe. I am going to get a few blue Swedish to see how they are. -
Drake killed my duck yesterday.
The breed is khaki Campbell. They are all the same age, but the little one was just the runt of the flock. They all are over a year old. My duck pool is a kiddie pool, so it's not even very deep, they can hop right out. I think Donald the drake is going to be rehomed. If it happened again it... -
Drake killed my duck yesterday.
Well as usual the ducks were antsy to get out of the pen, so I let them out and began doing my yard work. A hour or so later my wife tells that something's wrong with one of them. So I run over and see the littlest one is soaking wet and very weak and couldn't get out of the water so we took her... -
Upgrading my duck coop.
Thats a good call! This is a good example of low lying food that should be separated. Plant crack is pretty accurate statement. Its stronger than any miracle grow you can buy at the store. -
Upgrading my duck coop.
He is correct, but even at 4ft if there is a ramp then it wont stop a predator, especially a raccoon. Sadly the only way to fool proof against racoons or fox is a fenced enclosure. Cats are also another big concern. A domestic Tom cat will kill just for fun and they are one of the best hunters... -
Upgrading my duck coop.
I have never worried about the fertilizer from the duck pool. It gets applied to the soil then absorbs into the ground and never makes direct contact with the food. I used it all summer last summer with great results and no issues. When I was in school we used feces from 200 rainbow trout to... -
Upgrading my duck coop.
Mine are khakis. I made them a little ramp to get into the pool. They are kinda lazy and only resort to flying as a last resort. If the pool is on the ground they usually can just jump in with a little effort, but 24 inches up would require a ramp. -
khaki campbell folks....do I have any girls? (bad video)
I have a good close up video I can show u later. To give an idea what 3 khaki girls can do check this pic out. I collect at least 3 a day. -