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    Are possums a threat?

    We had a problem with a predator last fall. Whatever it was got into the coop and knocked over feed dish, left 2 eggs broken and the only thing left of my best laying bantam was her breast bone and her feet...along with feathers. Three days later our rooster was gone. He never strayed far...
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    Can someone help us with determining breed and gender on these Bantams

    Thanks for all the info on our little flock. We were really not sure on the small brown or the black because they are both 7 months old and not laying yet. Not that it matters, they are all our pets, we love them and couldn't part with any of them even if they were Roos. I'll keep my fingers...
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    Can someone help us with determining breed and gender on these Bantams

    We have a few Bantams we are not sure about...Thought the Black was a hen, (in spite of the large comb), but as far as we know, has not laid eggs or attempted to crow. Acts like a hen. The Buff is a hen (she lays eggs) but not sure what type of Bantam. The little brown one we thought was a...
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    Rescue hen tail feathers missing

    We have adopted a 1 (to 1 1/2 yr old.) Black Japanese Bantam hen that had been kept in a run with probably 15 to 20 roosters. She was the only hen in the group, and I think spent most of her time perched on the highest spot she could find. She is missing all of her tail feathers, but...
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    What killed my hen?

    Just wanted to add an update to my post. We spent Saturday rigging the 10 x 10 run with electric wire barrier and did a pretty good job, I think... Borrowed 2 live traps from a neighbor and positioned them around the pen and baited them with bacon. First three nights, nothing...but last...
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    What killed my hen?

    I'm a newbie to this site, so please bare with me... About 4 years ago we moved to our current home on 2 1/2 acres and were given two bantam hens by friends. I think they are the Old English type. We never had chickens before, but we quickly fell in love with these two. They were cute and...
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