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    Raccoon Baiting

    Not at all true. The average lifespan of a raccoon is 2 to 3 years. The chanced you are spreading rabies is too high. Relocating your problem to somebody else's neighborhood is just...rude.
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    Raccoon Baiting

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    Raccoon Baiting

    Yes. That is why I mentioned they are always considered rabid. The most Humane thing to do with rabid animals is destroy them. It's absolutely irresponsible to spread the problem elsewhere.
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    Raccoon Baiting

    For raccoons I only use basically empty grape or jelly jars. Jelly or jam will draw a racoon or opossum but will be totally ignored by cats, foxes and coyotes. A jelly jar in the back of the cage is something a racoon has to get right in and manipulate, assuring the animal is totally in and...
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    New York state egg selling regulations

    The thread is a few years old and as NYS and Cornell Co-operative extension change their links quite often, updated, active links seem to be in order. NYS farm product marketing brochures downloadable here: https://www.agriculture.ny.gov/FS/general/farmprods.html Cornell university marketing...
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    greetings one and all

    I hadn't worked with poultry for about 45 years. I am deathly allergic to poultry meat and Mild allergic to poultry feathers, but I can still eat eggs. However, during and after a local agricultural auction while trying to acquire some goats and hogs, I happened upon some deals on poultry that...
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