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    question about electric fencing and bears

    Thanks for the reply. I will contact a beekeeper friend for suggestions.
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    question about electric fencing and bears

    Last fall we lost 4 of our 5 RIRs to a bear, who ripped the doors off our very sturdy coop. The conservation officer came out and confirmed it was a bear and said that electric fence would be the only thing to keep the bear from getting at the coop. We've been chicken-less since (our last girl...
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    Any breeders of Speckled Sussex - in NH?

    I'd prefer standard. I'm hoping to find a local breeder who shows and is willing to share wisdom with a newbee. I will keep your eggs in mind, RareRoo, if I find I need to go that route. This is forum is such a great resource. Thanks all for helping me in my quest...
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    Any breeders of Speckled Sussex - in NH?

    Or New England? Or in the Northeast? We lost our really wonderful RIRs to a bear last fall and we are bear-proofing and getting ready for new chickens. I have decided to try the Speckled Sussex, which have always appealed to me. I would like to eventually breed and show, so I want to make...
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    What did this?

    Still waiting for the fish and game agent to contact us. Our lonely girl made it through one night alone nestled in the hollow tree. One of our friends took her to join her flock so she won't be alone. Our neighbors are great and we give them free eggs, so I don't think it was anyone with a...
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    What did this?

    It came back last night and ripped the frames off the egg door and the people door. Two more chickens down, one lonely girl left. The coop is beyond quick repair, and obviously not safe. I have a call into a friend with a barn to see if she can go there until we can create a bear- proof set...
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    What did this?

    Thanks for the welcome. I think it must be a bear as well. We're looking into an electric fence, is that our best deterrent?
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    What did this?

    Something pulled the door and frame with the slide bolt latches off our coop last night and took 2 of our girls. The hinges pulled right off the coop as well. There are no marks of any kind - no evidence of something working to get in. The handle shows no marks either. The bedding in the...
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