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    Cayenne pepper

    I'm going to try capsaicin oil to deter rodents from eating my guineas food. Found this http://factorchickenpoop.blogspot.com/2016/05/the-truth-about-red-pepper-flakes.html
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    Help! There is a skunk in my coop now!

    For everyone who suggests shooting the skunk. If you absolutely have to do it please don't shoot them in the head first. That will result in a spasmodic spray event. A trick I learned from an old trapper was to first shoot them so that you hit the spine in the mid back. That cuts the...
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    Belling Rooster or chickens

    Thank you! They have access to 3 acres around the house and barn and that much fencing for two hens and a rooster don't quite work for me. They have a small run about 20 by 30 that keeps them mostly safe but I like them to run further.
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    Belling Rooster or chickens

    Hi - New member here. The chickens sometimes wander off into the bushes when I let them out. Don't leave the house without them being returned to the pen but they are sometimes hard to locate without running to all their hangouts. Has anyone ever put a bell on a bird so that you can locate...
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