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    How to keep wild birds from eating all my chickens' food?

    i do feed them in a run - but my girls have open access to their run and unfortunately so do the wild birds and dang it if they aren't bold enough to fly right in. I think i may need to make the opening smaller. I did buy a plastic owl which is working remarkably if i put it close to the pen...
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    How to keep wild birds from eating all my chickens' food?

    i swear - if i fill my feeder twice a day, the sparrows will empty it twice a day. My girls have taken matters into their own hands at least twice so far this year and have ripped up a small bird, and my old tom cat also helps when he can but when i walk out to their coop and it's a scene from...
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    Just one hen left

    in in North NJ - morris cty
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    Just one hen left

    Bobcats are protected in NJ so i suppose they did relocate him - hopefully far far away. No further incidents, but then we've been really careful about making sure the coop is secure. Lesson learned!!
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    Just one hen left

    i got 3 more to replace what i lost. after the mandatory pecking order period with my remaining hen, things are starting to get back to normal
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    Just one hen left

    i just wanted to update you all that it was confirmed that my girls were attacked by a bobcat by fish and game. The game warden sent this picture to my hubby and said they caught him not too far from my house. We will all rest a little easier now - but will remain vigilant.
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    Just one hen left

    All signs are pointing to a bobcat - game warden for my area has already been contacted.
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    Just one hen left

    any advice on dealing with the cat? I have a few ideas... but i'll look to you good people first.
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    Just one hen left

    I just feel awful today. My husband has been saying for the last few months that he swears he's been seeing some sort of large cat in our neighborhood. I hadn't seen it myself so i had my doubts until this morning when 3 out of 4 of my rhode islands where slaughtered. The 4th one was found...
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    Fresh to the flock!

    Hi everyone! I've been lurking on here for a while - i got my girls in June - 4 rhode island reds that live comfortably in their converted little tikes house (per the suggestions on here!). I live Northern NJ and work full time as a nurse, in my spare time i serve on my town's FD (hence my...
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    feeding egg shells

    i crush mine to about the size of an aspirin
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