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    I didn't think they could make it over the 4' fence... There is nothing near it that they could use as a "boost".
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    I'm looking into aviary netting to cover the whole area...I have a 40% shadecloth for my garden but it's no large enough. What do you know about the flight feathers clipping? Would that help until the put on more weight?
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    My little chicks...

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    During the early day...just after dawn.
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    Well if have an enclosed coop/run surrounded by a larger fenced in area. The fence is 4' and the area it encapsulates is about 1,200sqf. There is 18" of 1/2" hardware cloth buried below the fence around the area. There is a pretty good tree canopy to hide them from aerial predators but nothing...
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    They are in an enclosed coop with a smaller run at night, then I let them out to free-range during the day until dusk. Then they go back in the enclosed coop/run for the night. I believe the eaten bird "flew the coop" over the 4' fence around their larger "open" run area. I found her outside...
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    I'm actually from S.C., South Carolina...but hey! It's always nice to talk to new people.

    I'm actually from S.C., South Carolina...but hey! It's always nice to talk to new people.
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    New member from South Carolina. I have 3 Astralorps and 4 Cream Legbars... I had 4 Astralorps but unfortunately one got eaten by...what I believe was a raccoon or possum. 2 Of the Astralorps are roosters and the Legbars are all hens. The one Astralorp that was eaten was a hen...RIP
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