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    Free range chicks hatched and mom flew up tree to roost

    Thanks everyone for all the info, it is very helpful! We actually got the hen to move to the coop and we put all her chicks in with her. They stayed there all day! She is keeping them all warm on the floor of the coop, although warmth is not an issue for us as the coolest it gets is 70. We put...
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    Free range chicks hatched and mom flew up tree to roost

    My chickens roost in a mango tree and have complete freedom around our property. One disappeared only to reappear with 12 chicks yesterday! Last night she flew up into the tree to roost and left her chicks! We gathered them and her and put them all in our coop which is 4 ft off the ground. If I...
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    Can a scared chicken fly over a fence and not come back?

    Thanks for the info. We lost our last hen today. Not even any feathers or sign of a struggle, she just disappeared. I was watching her most of the day and when I left to pick up the kids, she was taken. There was, however, a large, fresh dog poop near the coop! We have many feral dogs around...
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    Puerto Rico chicks are representing the island...any other Caribbean chicken fanatics on this site?

    My 3 daughters and I just set up our coop about a month ago. We bought 3 laying hens from the local feed store so we could start getting eggs right away. It has been great up until recently as we have lost two to a mysterious predator. Looks like we will have to tighten our security and get a...
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    Can a scared chicken fly over a fence and not come back?

    I have (had) 3 free-ranging hens, but over the last few weeks, I have lost 2. By "lost" I mean that only a few feathers remain! I can't find any evidence of what got to them. We live in Puerto Rico and the predators tend to be feral dogs and cats, mongoose, and hawks. I see no evidence of any...
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