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    Major attack - is this a bear?

    My answer is without wisdom, but sure looks like bear marks. I too send my sympathies to you for this loss. So much time, money and heart is put into small flocks. Get a camera and a trap.
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    Chicken Head caught in automatic door

    My door closes way past sundown. It is dark. IT was the first night and they weren't even use to staying in the enclosed area. I should have had it on manual like you for a couple of nights.
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    Chicken Head caught in automatic door

    Wow. A Silkie on the back and all night? Doesn't sound possible. My theory is that the little ones don't want to be in there and they see the door closing and it gets their attention. I don't really need a door - live in a neighborhood. I have 2 small birds that won't go in to the roosting...
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    Roosting Area

    Thanks. If a predator ever shows up in my neighborhood it would be rare, but I do need to have the mindset of what-if. I will do that. Do you think the chickens are aware and stressed if it is open (meaning hardware cloth and not wood)? Just don't want them to be comfortable.
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    Roosting Area

    I am beating my brains out not knowing what my chickens like at night. Right now I have a wired pvc enclosure covered with a tarp so it is totally enclosed. Wind does manage to get in for ventilation.. I want to build an A-frame coop for the night (chicks roam my whole yard during the day) and...
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    Chicken Head caught in automatic door

    I think I have been talking to you. Thread seems to be gone. That is exactly what is working for me. They will not try to go out if it is dark. I don't think there is almost 0 possibility of a mishap. This was the first time I put them in and the door closed almost immediately. They no...
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    Chicken Head caught in automatic door

    Thanks. She seems totally fine.
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    Chicken Head caught in automatic door

    Not sure if I let you know she seems to be perfectly OK. 1/16 of an inch between the door and floor. Learned something about chickens.
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    Chicken Head caught in automatic door

    Thanks for the encouragement. Miracle to me she is OK.
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    Chicken Head caught in automatic door

    Thanks. I do literally everything now with COVID and Utube.
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    Chicken Head caught in automatic door

    hI. i don't know about commercial doors (if they have a safety on them). A good reason to have one if they do. I made mine.
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    Chicken Head caught in automatic door

    She was perfect. They settle in and don't move from their spot and I have the door closing 30 minutes after they settle in, so feel it is unlikely to happen again.
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    Chicken Head caught in automatic door

    Appreciate it. She was perfect. Cannot believe it is possible. Must have nothing in their neck.
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    Chicken Head caught in automatic door

    Don't judge as I am sincerely upset and realize my ignorance. Just want to share my horrible experience. I now know my mistake. I have been building a coop and automatic chicken door for several days. Finally got it ready and I stupidly put the chickens in the new coop at sundown. I now...
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