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    Predator problem?

    I haven't had a single problem since the night the alarm went off at 2am........we didn't see anyone out there but that doesn't mean they weren't. I haven't seen the fox since I threw my sandal at him weeks ago either. We've had some construction going on in the yard so it's been loud, which...
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    Predator problem?

    No news is good news, right? We bought a new trail cam and installed a house alarm sensor in the coop. The camera wasn't working right the night the alarm went off at 2am.....yup, 2am. Nothing in the coop or surrounding area that we saw - although it takes 1 minute for the alarm to go off...
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    Predator problem?

    In the middle of the night, it would be totally plausible for someone to go out to the coop without us knowing. It's in the back part of my yard - 80' from the back of the house. There is a dead end side street to the right (river left, school behind, house in front) that one could come down...
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    Predator problem?

    All was quiet last night, as expected. I wish my girls would get back to their normal laying schedule. I am anxious to get a bunch of eggs in the incubator. We're building a new garage in 5 weeks and it will be heated so I'm going to put the babies in there when they hatch. I can start them...
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    Predator problem?

    Ooh - and the ONLY way you can close the main coop door is to put the padlock back in the latch. We always keep the lock in the latch - but for some reason, actually locking it never seemed necessary to me.......until now. After I catch the thief, I will be definitely locking that door AND, I...
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    Predator problem?

    If I catch a human, I will most definitely be calling the police and pressing charges even though I know I'll get made fun of on the local news forums. 19 hens is a lot of money to be out and lets face it - my absolute favorite hen is gone - that warrants an arrest! None of them are over 1.5...
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    Predator problem?

    HAHA - yes, a late bloomer. He's just as old as a couple other chickens I have - including a rooster - but he's just well........weird. He doesn't act like a boy - no crowing, no mounting, etc. but based on his feathers, he has to be a boy. He's a Wheaten Ameracauna and is now almost 29 weeks...
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    Predator problem?

    Tonight we put a sensor in the coop. If anyone opens the door, the alarm will go off inside the house. It's wicked loud in the house but you can't hear it out at the coop or within 50' of the coop. I want to catch whatever it is red handed. I don't want anyone to get away with this if it is...
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    Predator problem?

    I've got big plans for tonight. I've actually got a padlock on the door - but I use it mostly to keep the door shut - I've never latched it because it never once occurred to me that it could be a human until today..... We're going to put the trail cam back out. My husband had actually...
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    Predator problem?

    I am looking for opinions. In the last 3 months, I have lost 19 hens and I have no clue how. I thought it was a fox because I have seen a fox near the coop but now I'm not so sure. My coop is in an area that is wooded behind it but open into our yard in the front. The woods themselves aren't...
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    The 4th Annual BYC Easter Hatch-a-long

    I have 7 hatched and 3 pips today - I'm shocked I got so many so early - out of 19 that went to lockdown, I think that's awesome!
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    The 4th Annual BYC Easter Hatch-a-long

    I set 26 eggs at noon on the 9th. :) I just finished a horrible hatch and I'm trying something different this time (no crates and hand turning versus turning the entire incubator)......hopefully I have better luck! These are just a barnyard mix - I have a BO and a BR roo over EE's, RIR, BSL...
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    The 4th Annual BYC Easter Hatch-a-long

    I'm going to participate too since I just realized I'll have a free incubator just in time! Yay!
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    FEB HATCH-ALONG THREAD ...COME JOIN US.... EVERYONE!

    I had a crispy baby too - I gave her a bath - two of them actually - she's doing so much better now! I second the whole "wash her in warm water" thing.........I think that really saved Olga's life......
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    FEB HATCH-ALONG THREAD ...COME JOIN US.... EVERYONE!

    OMG - I am so naming some from my next batch after all of the Robertson's! What a fabulous idea!
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