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    Cats & Chickens, I need some advice.

    You know it may take the chickens standing up for themselves. I did not have any issues, besides one boo boo on one cat, but so far it has been 4 days and no other issues. I would keep up the supervised free ranging so you can be there to bop them on the heads if they continue. And you know the...
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    Cats & Chickens, I need some advice.

    This is great and thank you everyone for the advice! I ended up putting the cats behind the coop and very few problems. IN FACT: a very broody hen has taken to cuddling my 4 new kittens. When mama cat leaves she goes in and takes over the moma duties. She is sometimes even in the cat house with...
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    Cats & Chickens, I need some advice.

    Oh yeah their coop is secure. I may just give it a try and see how they act. I just want to make sure I am doing right by my chicks and cats.
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    Cats & Chickens, I need some advice.

    Oh I do not keep them fenced, we simply created a safe place for them that is fenced. It has a cat door for them to get in and out, but there cat house is in this area and so is there food. Just to help give them a spot undisturbed and to make sure other animals on the farm or other animals in...
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    Hello, I am new here

    Hello I am new here, my name is Grace and I live in Southern Colorado (when I say southern, I am only 20 miles from New Mexico). I love my chickie girls, currently I have: 3 Barred Rocks 1 Sicilian Buttercup 3 Rhode Island Reds 6 White Laced Wyandotte's. 6 Red Stars 9 Aracauna's 25 Black Giants...
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    Cats & Chickens, I need some advice.

    I have chickens who I love having around. My flock currently has 13 full grown chickens, I also have a broody hen who should hatch a chick any day now. I also have 15 4 week old chicks that will soon start their introduction into the flock. And I have cats, 4 full grown, and mama just had 4...
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    Bear!

    I live in the mountains of Colorado, deep in the heart of bear country. Now I have never had any problems with bears but here are a few things we have done to help prevent bears. We have 3 large dogs that are outside at all hours. They bark at anything that sounds or smells fishy. We still...
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