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    do foxes dig???

    The deeper the better with the chicken wire. My wire was only about 4-6 inches deep and a critter managed to dig a little and squeeze under , hurting three of my then babes and permanently injuring one (she now has a limp). Due to rocks preventing me from getting any deeper, I drove nails on an...
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    peacock's and chickens

    Thanks. I'll look for the other thread
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    peacock's and chickens

    Anyone have any experience with peacocks comingling with chickens? There has been a peacock hanging around our house for the past 1 1/2 years and is living in the wild. When our 6 hens and 1 banty roo are free grazing, the peacock follows them around. The roo keeps his distance but the others...
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    He won't stop crowing!!! He just keeps crowing and crowing and.......

    Our banty crows more when he hears things like a car pulling up the drive or voices, especially kids voices. Kinda like he wants everyone to know he's there. Maybe theres something disturbing him.
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    Brutus, my roo, hates tennis shoes! *UPDATE PG. 2*

    Well, I tried different shoes yesterday (crocs) and no problem. Maybe that was it afterall. He's an ornery little roo to begin with, the smaller you are the more likely you are of being chased (he bullys my 7 yr old daughter). The only other thing I can think of is the day he started, their...
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    Brutus, my roo, hates tennis shoes! *UPDATE PG. 2*

    I have a nasty little Bantam rooster who just started this behavior. My son and I both wear the same pair of shoes most of the time when feeding or letting out the flock, so maybe it is just certain shoes. Going to try a different pair tonight and see what happens.
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