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    Stressed hens after fox raid

    In good news, our neighbours have a cat trap that they're lending us so, with a bit of patience, we'll hopefully be able to catch the fox.
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    Stressed hens after fox raid

    Thank you for the sugar water / electrolyte advice! I've added some hydralite tabs to their waterer and noticed that the 2 hens that had run off to hide have both laid eggs this morning. I'll keep an eye on their laying for a while, as I know stress can disrupt things. I'd already put a whole...
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    Stressed hens after fox raid

    Hi. A fox got to our chooks around 5:15am today. We had 4 hens, 3 Australorps and a bantam. I woke up to a ruckus and the fox did a runner, but not before one hen was killed and 2 others went missing. Over the course of 2-3 hours the two missing hens made an appearance (I think they'd hidden...
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    Hi from South Australia, southern suburbs.

    We've had chooks since Nov/Dec 2017, currently have 2 black Australorps and one lavender/white bantam 'not an Aracuna because it has a tail, but it lays blue eggs so???' Favourite part of having hens is their bizarre personalities and the way they look permanently indignant. We're also...
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