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    Lost one of our girls yesterday. My heart hurts.

    Hi Mike! I only let my chickens out after 5, by 7 or 8 in the summer they go back in. Seems hawks go to bed by 4 but to be safe mine arent free till then. After dusk I go lock them up. I lost many to hawks over 2 years before I figured out that plan.
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    My Hawk Problem Solved.

    Heres a tip. Let them free range after 5. Hawks go their nests before then. My girls range for a few hours in the early evening and so far, so good.
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    Hawk Attack

    Ive had 7 chickens picked off by hawks , most in the last 2 years. I let them roam free so theres the risk. Ive noticed the 2 last remaining chickens left, I only let our an hour or two before dusk. It seems that hawks go to their nests after 5 pm. So far, its been a year and all is well.
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    What killed my hens?

    what type of camera do you use?
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    Help me identify what killed our chicken please

    A week ago I was looking to find out what killed my chicken. You described it perfectly, it plucks out feathers and starts eating, along with a hole in its neck.....ugh hawks.
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    What killed my chicken?

    I had a rhode island red attacked near some heavily bushed area. Hole in the neck and plucked feathers and some meat from the side. I set a trap and moved my ring camera from the front door to this side area. The camera skipped over the events but we caught a large raccoon. This was not the...
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    Protecting Chickens From Hawks With Safety Zones

    My free range chickens have bushes to hide in, yet 2 were attacked by hawks who went right into the bushes after them. Its horrible. I want to get a beebee gun and shoot hawks.
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    Chicken that won't go in the coop at night.

    Hi there! I have a photo of the coop and run in my gallery. The tarp isnt in the coop but on the side of the run to block wind. Its not a permanent fixture and most days its down. Theres a big window at the back of the coop, opposite the door and the perch is the length of the coop which is 4...
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    Chicken that won't go in the coop at night.

    Every now and then one chicken will decide she is not going in the coop at dusk. I have 10 hens. I don't believe its bullying. I do believe they get spooked sometimes and that small window of dusk till dark and not getting in on time leaves them lost somehow. I had a tarp near the coop that I...
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    Poop catcher DIY

    I think the plastic run runner would work well for you since there arent any wood chips up there and easy to clean. For me, it was on the floor and i was losing lots of wood chips every day.
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    Poop catcher DIY

    I am definitely losing wood chips. I am back to just leaving chips in the coop and cleaning it out regularly.
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    Poop catcher DIY

    Pictures are posted :)
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    Poop catcher DIY

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    Poop catcher DIY

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    Poop catcher DIY

    Thank you. I will do that now. Im in southern NJ
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