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    Help. I have a dog problem

    Thats the relevant area of concern. Yes the fence is a deterrent of access to the chooks, but you need to "associate" the negative effect of the fence to the birds, not just create a barrier between the dogs and birds. That wont work in some instances, as the dog can then associate "no fence" =...
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    Help. I have a dog problem

    I will chuck my penny worths in for what its worth. As a professional game keeper for 30 years, I have had to create unwavering trust in my dogs to not attack the birds I rear but on the contrary look after them.....So...first and many will not find this a comfortable idea, the dog/dogs have to...
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    Chooks....Who would believe it....

    Well I spent all day today blitzing the coop against red mite and I mean blitzing,, 5 hrs....but was getting big grief from Daisy who wanted in the coop while it was being cleaned. She is a bit feisty to say the least.. Anyway, after cleaning but just prior to setting the boxes I went to...
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    Red Fox working neighbors flock

    Lost 490 pheasant poults in rearing pen to two fox cubs, The birds were 7 weeks old and had been released 24hrs before.........was not happy......
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    Mites...the ultimate solution?

    Well this is the first year I have had trouble with mites....I hate them...make my skin crawl after being in the coop.... The coop is one of those old fashioned large coops with 6 nesting boxes hanging off each side, and the whole thing on 4 large spoke cast iron wheels. Must be 25 years old...
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