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    Does anyone know what predator digs and then takes chickens "to go"?

    The badger came back twice more and hasn't been seen again. I'll be ready next year with traps!
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    Does anyone know what predator digs and then takes chickens "to go"?

    Here's Johnny..... I think I have a badger problem! That's its beady little head trying to figure out how to climb my coop. We buried hardware cloth down 12" and out 18". You can see the upper portion attached to the coop about a foot above the ground. This security was not breached and...
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    Does anyone know what predator digs and then takes chickens "to go"?

    I'm trying to borrow a trail cam in time to get it set up for tomorrow night. A co-worker thinks I have a fox, and recommends I bury wire fencing 6 inches down and 18 inches out. Does that sound like enough?
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    Does anyone know what predator digs and then takes chickens "to go"?

    We have a solid floor on the coop (it's a converted shed) so I think last year the predator waited in the yard until the pop door opened. I did naively think the crushed rock would keep predators out from under the coop. We fixed that last year, but this **** thing backed away two feet and...
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    Does anyone know what predator digs and then takes chickens "to go"?

    Sorry there's no scale. These were taken last year during break-in number 1. The top picture was going under the coop and the bottom picture was the fence from the garden to the run (both weaknesses were fixed). Hubby fixed the new holes so I can't attach those photos. From these pics, the...
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    Does anyone know what predator digs and then takes chickens "to go"?

    Would there be only one fox, or is the family coming en masse to cart off the birds?
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    Does anyone know what predator digs and then takes chickens "to go"?

    I live in West Central WI in farm/wood country. A year ago some predator dug around our run defenses (hardware cloth 12" out horizontally from the fence and 24" up the fence) and took 7 birds out. No carcasses, just feathers. We reinforced around the coop and run, but the critter found...
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    4-week old relocated chick acting odd

    She seems to be doing better. I talked to a poultry expert at the county fair and she seemed to think the chick was just terrified and trying to hide. I tend to agree since the chick does lift her head to look around, but I think I'll add the vitamins as a precaution. Thanks!
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    4-week old relocated chick acting odd

    I have a group of six chicks that are 4 weeks old. All were fine and normal last night before I began to relocate them from the brooder box to the brooder pen. I placed all six in a dog carrier (plenty of room for them) for the move. They were in there just a few minutes during the walk...
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    what does "chickens allowed in carlsbad" mean?

    I wonder if the table from the original ordinance post was just copied without editing the city name????...
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    New 'babies'

    It is kinda cute how they look like they're walking on a frozen pond, especially your number 2 and 4 Houdan!
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    What have I done?

    Crackedup, there are no stupid questions. You keep right on asking us anything you need to know. Quote:
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    Hello!!!! Would like to Introduce Myself

    Welcome to the forum! As for what you need, assuming you have the waterer, feed, heat source until they feather out, and bedding, there really isn't much more you need. If they're girls, you'll eventually need a nest box with nesting material. Oh, and a roost. They love to be up high as long...
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    New 'babies'

    Awwwww....I just love baby chicks! Yours are so cute, but they don't look like they're digging the slippery surface they're on.
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    New Newbie here from the mtns. of NC

    Welcome to the BYC family! Hope you'll find this place as helpful as I have.
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