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    Hawks :(

    I posted a few minutes ago on another forum about hawks snacking on my hens. I do have a question after reading many of these post on hawks. Does size matter? I'm talking hen size here. I have bard rocks and RR reds which I was under the assumption were larger hens. Does their...
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    Chicken survive hawk attack!!!

    So whats the answer? I lost a road island red hen last week to a hawk and when I went out this morning to let the girls out there were 3 big hawks within 30 yards of their coop/run just hanging around waiting for a snack. I hate to kill them but what am I to do, sit back and loose one every...
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    Coon vs. Possum

    I forgot to close my run/coop one night and the next morning I was minus one chicken. There were some feathers in the run but no carcass. I did find two clumps of feathers in the yard 75 yards away but again no remnants of my chicken. I question if this was a coon or possum. I live in the...
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    Hens afraid to leave the Run

    Six weeks ago I bought 10 5month old hens. After a week in the coop & run I opened the gate for them to free range during the day. All went well for about a month as they ranged over half of my 2 acer lot. About a week or so ago I noticed after opening the gate that the chickens would come out...
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