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    First loss to Sky Raptor

    I agree with you if this forum was not available. I suppose I had hoped there were others before me that would leave their own experiences and help me understand what to expect. I also agree that the chickens must be free ranged.
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    Aerial protection idea

    What I did. Bright green fishing line. 23lbs. Red and reflective flash tape at intervals.
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    SkyRaptor / Aerial Protection

    This is in line with my previous long post titled 'First loss to Skyraptor'. This is what I resorted to. I purchased 23lb bright green fishing line and have made more or less of a web over their area of ranging. I have tied reflective flashing to it at even intervals. Curious if anyone has...
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    Aerial protection idea

    Ok! So this works!!?? It's what I've been doing! Bright green fishing line with flash tape tied to it at intervals.
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    Majestic eagle

    Lost one to eagle just the other day. We live near the ocean and many small bodies of water with fish. I know they hunt those. However after a year of free ranging, a couple lone newbies to the flock were targeted and one died. More about it in my post with the word SkyRaptor
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    First loss to Sky Raptor

    So it happened. Our first loss to local bald eagle population. My wife and I knew it would happen eventually. However after a year of free ranging, we did become hopeful. We have approx 1/3 of an acre that we allow them to free range on. We have two welsummer roosters that are pretty much...
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    Hi everyone!

    Not sure if I ever left a welcome post. Another couldn't hurt. My family and I live in Washington State and have roughly ten chickens. Two welsummer roos, one Easter Egger, two rainbows, two Rhode Island reds and three silkies. I spent the whole summer building my coop while raising the...
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    Is a slide-out pan for cleaning out the coop nice to have or stupid?

    A lot of folks will say it's one more moving part that can break - however when I learned that harbor freight sells transfer load bearings for $0.99 that I can screw into the floor and make removal easy as pie...I was sold. The tray now moves in and out with little effort. With the right design...
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    Exit/Entry ramp

    The way my coop is angled I will need to have my ramp be 90degrees from the actual entry/exit door. This won't create any sort of a problem, correct?
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