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    Overnight death

    It didn't have a chance. It walked right up to me like it had no fear of humans. At about 8ft, there's no way I'm missing.
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    Overnight death

    Turns out that it was a raccoon that came in via a baseball sized vent. I found the wire screen on the vent chewed off. I repaired the screen with hardware cloth. Around dusk this evening, I saw the raccoon as it descended a tree. I got my bow and arrow and sent it straight to where ever dead...
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    Overnight death

    Positive. The coop is airtight. No signs of forced entry. All the other hen were untouched.
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    Overnight death

    Woke up this morning to find one of my Welsummers dead in the coop. Her head was all bloodied up and a large section of her side was pecked away down to the gastrointestinal area. All were fine and happy on their roost before I closed the coop last night. The 9 girls have all been together for...
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    Good chicken breeds?

    If you are interested purely in the eggs and not color or breed, you should look into black or red stars. They are hybrid chickens that are egg laying machines. They are very hardy, rugged, and lay all year long. Plus they have sex linked traits which makes the males and female chick...
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    Good chicken breeds?

    We've had great success with Buff orpingtons, black australorps, and Easter eggers. All are great layers and very friendly.
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    The fish tank thread.

    Oh seeing all those photos makes me miss my tank. I had to sell it when I moved to New York a few years ago. I had a 55 gallon with Bosemani rainbowfish, dwarf neon rainbowfish, and turquoise rainbowfish. Also had a beautiful gold nugget pleco. Thank you for sharing your photos.
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    Sumatra Thread!

    You should video that and put up a link to it. I'm sure everybody would get a good chuckle outta that.
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    Sumatra Thread!

    Well our new and unruly Sumatra hen has fallen in line. Tamed and broken by our easy going flock chief Buff Orpington. Peace has returned and all is well in the backyard.
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    Sumatra Thread!

    I've noticed that she is very aggressive. She seeks to be the dominant hen. My girls don't like her. She's constantly pecking at them. My dominant hen is a big Buff Orpington and she tries her best to shield the other birds. I hope the hierarchy sorts itself out peacefully without any damage...
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