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    Comment by 'EllaAndHerChickens' in article 'Top 10 Chicken Predators'

    We had trouble with weasels and had a hard time getting rid of them. They were cute but vicious. We went from 30 birds in our flock to 11 over the course of several months.
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    Comment by 'EllaAndHerChickens' in item 'Silkie'

    I got a Silkie chick a couple years ago and my little brother freaked out because it had five toes instead of four like the rest of the chicks we had. I had to explain that Silkies have five toes along with some other breeds.
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    Will moles eat baby chicks?

    :oops::jumpy
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    Will moles eat baby chicks?

    Thank you for your help! :) I will see if I can figure out where the cats, snakes, or rats are getting in from.
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    Will moles eat baby chicks?

    We have a really big chicken cook and a broody hen of ours hatched 4 eggs. I only ever saw one. By the time I got back outside with a box to put it in, it was gone. Is it possible that the mom ate them? Other chickens? We have mice and cats to eat them, but I think our mousers do a pretty...
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    Intro to BYC

    I am Ella and I have had my chickens for three years now. They all seem to be doing alright and the rooster does a good job of defending them from predators. Right now we have a total of 22 adult chickens (21 hens, 1 rooster) and 6 chicks (gender to be determined).* We have had many breeds but...
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