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    BYC members in Massachusetts?

    Hi Powerhour, We do have cover. Maybe we should have more but what I've seen is the hawk got it under the bush. I think free range only part time when we are out there is the best option as this time. We were thinking of putting a scarecrow or fishing line across the yard or some kind of...
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    BYC members in Massachusetts?

    Hello people of Massachusetts! We have half acre in Stoughton called Magoo Farmstead where we have chickens, bees and a small garden. We started out with 9 chickens - 3 Bard Rocks, 3 Wyandottes, and 3 australorps. Sadly we have lost one of each. One from a respiratory illness and two from...
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    Hawks??

    Hello all, just joined this evening. Two of our chickens have fallen prey to hawks. The most recent was this afternoon. The first one happened about a month ago. The only thing it ate was her head. The evidence was it left a feather behind. This afternoon tragedy I caught the hawk during it’s...
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    Question about processing

    Thanks for them comment. I think we will do it next time, if there is. Neither of us knows how to process a chicken. A friend of ours has meat chickens and he told us to tag along to learn and help. Side note: the hawk did come back looking for the his kill
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    Question about processing

    Hello all, we are trying to find some answers to a question. One of our chickens was killed by a hawk and I interrupted the hawk's dinner. We wanted to process the chicken for food but some individuals were cautioning against it other's say it ok. I think the issue here. We can not know how...
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    New to the Backyard Chickens

    Hello all, My name is Karl. My future wife and I have chickens and keep bees on our Half acre home Called Magoo Farmstead in Stoughton, Ma. We also try to grow some veggies, potatoes and other things. We started out with 9 chickens but now we only have 6. One died from a respiratory issue and...
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