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    Free range with working cats on the ranch?

    IME a cat raised around poultry seems to understand that they are off-limits as prey. Cats are indivuals, so I know that comment isn't gonna cover all cats in all situations. Obviously, chicks are more vulnerable, but I have never had one of MY cats try to harm any poultry, including chickens...
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    GA Woman Shoots Neighbors Dog

    Quote JenellYB: "A point to think about...do you feel the same way about dealing with such as chickens entering someone else's property? That if your chickens fly the fence (or even worse, allowed to 'free range' without confinement to owner's property) and enter someone else's property, it...
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    GA Woman Shoots Neighbors Dog

    This is a minor aside, but... With respect, I disagree with that statement (#2). Rabbits can easily be killed by dogs that get under the hutches, snapping and barking, sending rabbits into a panicked frenzy. The dog doesn't have to even touch the rabbit, only scare it badly enough that it panics...
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    Look who I found watching my hens today...

    Yes, hawks will kill chickens. Number one chicken killer among the hawks, at least for my area, is the Coopers. We do have lots of kestrels and sharp shins but the kestrels are no problem...they are small birds and don't even seem interested in chicks. The sharp shins have taken a dive on chicks...
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    VERY STRANGE QUESTION I THINK

    Hello everyone! I'm new to your boards and saw this post...Just had to chime in. While it is not feasible, TMK, to alter the color of the shell laid down by the shell gland, it IS possible to alter the color of the yolk and albumen by feeding dyes. I have seen this done in poultry research. It...
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