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    Broken egg inside my hen

    Hey y'all, same thing is happening to my Lav Orp, she's about 2 years old. She laid an egg last night kinda late around dusk. Let the hens out this morning and she was acting really lethargic. Had a lot of poop on her butt and a small soft egg shall fragment sticking out of her vent. I saw a...
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    Dogs more important than Chickens?

    Amen, that is good advice. I wish I would have known about them but they were from almost a mile away so I had never seen them out in the yard/walking around etc. and none of my neighbors had either. I warned other people in my neighborhood who have chickens and ducks as well since I don't think...
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    Dogs more important than Chickens?

    A dog recently killed four out of five of my hens while I was at work and I got a lot of the same responses from people. I also have a dog but I know that alot of dogs (mine included) will chase and grab anything that runs/flaps by them. My hens were penned up, on my property, not free ranging...
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    Wisconsin "Cheeseheads"

    Thank you all for your advice about where to find pullets after my flock was killed. I found two 9 week old pullets from a nice lady in a local Facebook group. She only charged $10 each which I think is a low price considering that day old chicks are about $5 at my local feed store. And I know...
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    pointers/predator safe things we missed on new coop?!

    I had the same problem...my wifi connection was not strong enough from my house to stay connected to a camera in my coop. I tried a Wyze outdoor camera and it disconnected from the wifi every few hours so it was basically useless. I got a new router and STILL had the same problem with the Wyze...
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    Wisconsin "Cheeseheads"

    Hey all, not trying to spam (I posted this last week) but if you are in South East/South Central Wisconsin and have a couple of young hens for sale, let me know :) I am willing to drive a bit. I've messaged many people on Craigslist and it's very hard to get responses or their hens are already...
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    Wisconsin "Cheeseheads"

    Thank you, I've found a few on the local CLs. Most only have older hens left. Hard to find pullets this time of year in WI. I love chicks but I'm afraid it's too cold to start them since it got so cold those few weeks last January. I think I found a lady who will sell me a pullet or two who is...
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    Wisconsin "Cheeseheads"

    I am in South Central Wisconsin, between Madison and Milwaukee. I think I found a lady near me who will sell me a few pullets. Hoping for some younger girls so they don't beat up on my survivor. She is very docile and was at the bottom of the pecking order.
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    Wisconsin "Cheeseheads"

    Hi all, does anyone know where I could get one or two healthy hens? All the places around me are sold out of started pullets for the year. Most of my flock was wiped out by a dog two days ago and I have one survivor. She is lonely and winter is coming. I'm heartbroken and really concerned for her.
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    First loss from a hawk.

    I'm so sorry for your loss. I just lost four to a neighbor's dog so I feel your pain.
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    All chickens killed but one escaped. Heartbroken.

    Yes, good idea. I am planning on doing this but I am kind of waiting until I feel more in control of myself because right now I think I would go ballistic and I want to be taken seriously. My plan is to do so this weekend or my husband will help me do it. It's been a rough past few days.
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    All chickens killed but one escaped. Heartbroken.

    Yes, that's what I'm thinking but maybe even a neighbor's dog :/ There is one neighbor who has some big dogs and they do not have a physical fence or an electric fence. They aren't right next to me but they are near enough that I think it's a possibility. I love dogs (I have an amazing dog that...
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    All chickens killed but one escaped. Heartbroken.

    Thank you everyone for your kind words and advice. I was able to get into a vet finally this afternoon. After my regular vet, I called 8 other local vets. This vet felt bad for me and just let me come in and wait even though they had no appointments. I had to wait a long time but wanted to know...
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    Grief

    I'm so, so sorry this happened. I nursed a chick back to health and we always had a special bond. She was one of the friendliest gals. Fast forward about a year, and she and three of my other chickens were killed by a mystery predator yesterday. I think it was a dog. It's absolutely brutal. I...
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    All chickens killed but one escaped. Heartbroken.

    Does anyone think this could be a fox? I was talking to a feed store owner around here and she said a fox killed all her chickens in the afternoon and left them and came back later to get the bodies. I guess I'll never know what happened but I'm trying to see what other people have dealt with.
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