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    I just found all 26 of my ducks headless!?!?

    Sorry auto correct changed coon to colon for some dumb reason.
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    Best Bait for Raccoons?

    Hi. My mom raised coons and cat food works really well. But the only good coon is a dead coon when chickens are involved.
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    I just found all 26 of my ducks headless!?!?

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    I just found all 26 of my ducks headless!?!?

    You definitely have a colon. Coons take the head and come back for the body. Weasels and mink drink the blood then come back for the rest, but what you describe is definitely a colon.
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    can chickens live in your home premenantly

    Hi. I had a bantam chicken growing up in a cage in my bedroom. I never had issues with her. She was a great indoor pet. I would take her outside and then she'd come inside for bed. One chicken doesn't give off a lot of dander. A bantam would be a good choice for indoors but ultimately they...
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    Have you ever had hens kill each other?

    I've raised chickens for a very long time and I would feel quite certain that a bigger predator started the job and something scared it off before it could finish off the other hen. I have had some pretty bad hen fights but never killing another hen. They will fight on occasions but usually...
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    Uncle Sam Expects You To Keep Hens and Raise Chickens !!

    As it should be. Chickens are awesome. Just take the time to watch them. I guarantee some of your stress will be lifted.
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    Official BYC Poll: How Long Have You Been Raising Chickens?

    I have had chickens most My life. I just love chickens. Mine are all pets. My first real love of chickens came when a mink got into our barn and killed all but one little sweet bantam hen. She was a mother and the mink got her chicks. I think I was about 9. I couldn't leave her out alone...
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    Condensation in metal shed-using as a coop

    A couple of vents on the top of each side and a brooder lamp and that she'd will work. Make sure you use welded small square mesh not chicken wire. Super easy fix to make your shed work. Looks like a nice shed for birds. Vents a necessity though.
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    Muscovy duck gender and age

    Also your duck looks healthy. Muscovy ducks are easy to raise one day they look frail and little but then a week later they are plump and stocky looking. You're duck looks healthy. Don't worry.
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    Muscovy duck gender and age

    Hi. I've been told to check the legs to see if drake or not but just wait a little when the coloring comes to their face then you can be sure. I think the age is a 6-7 weeks old. I raise all colors of muscovy ducks sure is pretty one.
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    What Bird of Prey is this?

    Hi. I know you probably have figured out by all the posts what bird it is. It's Definately a turkey vulture. No harm to your birds. They clean up dead stuff and that is what they are looking for. Hope this helps.
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    Chickens on strike... for four months?!?

    Hi. If you haven't found a hidden special spot they lay. Could be a animal taking them. I would pen them up for a few days and get them used to laying where you want them to. Also if they were mine I would stop everything except the layer and sprinkle with a little wheat germ oil. This...
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    Mice in my coop!

    Hi. I use the sticky board traps. They are on amazon and are cheap. I've tried several methods and the nasty critters just kept reproducing. I have them in my peacock pen and my grain shack. My mouse population has dropped tremendously! They are called catchmaster 606 MC on amazon for...
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    Salt water block for chickens

    I wouldn't personally feed my girls additional salt. I do give table scraps and have for 38+ years and have had NO issues due to salt. They do eat odd things like Styrofoam and plastic but they usually pass them without incident. So my job is to keep the things away from them that they...
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