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    How to stop Fox attacks

    I live in a suburban area with no true woods or forest within miles on my area. But there are indeed foxes and coyotes in my area and I'm not surprised as they are both adaptable and opportunistic animals that don't mind human settlements. Out of all the predators I have so far dealt with for my...
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    Grieving loss of Chicken from predator

    Hi all, Around 2 days ago on Friday I came home to some really sad and terrible news that a Fox had came in my backyard and sadly killed one of my chickens. It was a sapphire gem chicken that unfortunately got mauled by the fox. What frustrates me by foxes so much are that they are extremally...
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    Young hen swollen eye treatment

    I checked up on her today and her swelling has definitely healed. I don't think she was sick and I might have misinterpreted her runny nose as condensation. I'm assuming sometimes when it's cold the breath from the hen's nostrils condense or she may have drank water and had a wet beak. As of...
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    Young hen swollen eye treatment

    Hello all, I'm new to the community but I raise 7 chickens with my family in the backyard with 3 sapphire gems and 4 buff orpingtons. I noticed yesterday one of my sapphire gem, who is the smallest in size and lowest at the pecking order had watery eyes. I never thought much of it and assumed...
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