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    My dog is terrorizing my chickens...

    It's nice to hear that you've had lab mixes that were terrible puppies and became good dogs. I have had lab mixes in the past most were good puppies, a few weren't, but they always turned into great adult dogs. Getting her through this puppy phase has been pretty much the worst six months of my...
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    My dog is terrorizing my chickens...

    I understand the Alpha concept, I was trying to let my husband be Alpha but he is not a "calm assertive pack leader" We really want to work with her, because all of the dogs I had growing up were lab mixes and once we got through the puppy phase they turned out to be great dogs. She is just a...
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    Daytime predators

    I believe there is an app for smart phones as well, I seem to recall my brother in law having some dying animal sounds on his phone.
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    Could our girls have survived an attack, and could they return after several days?

    If there are piles of feathers, I would say that it is unlikely that your girls survived. We had a chicken disappear last week without a trace, was hopeful she would come home but a few mornings later we saw a fox snooping around the coop around 6:00am and I have little doubt that he snatched...
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    My dog is terrorizing my chickens...

    We have a young German Shepard / Lab mix who has always been very interested in the chickens. This weekend she actually broke her run, and escaped down to the chicken area and was attacking the chickens. She went into the coop and chased them all out, then chased them outside. She had actually...
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    Ended Official BYC Contest: 260,000 BYC Members? Guess the DAY & HOUR and Win!!!

    05/10/2014 3:15pm EST
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    Ended Contest #1 Guess How Many Eggs Will Be Set - 5th Annual BYC Easter Hatch-a-

    8,048!
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    Hatching chicks in cold weather?

    I have a hen who is sitting on a clutch of eggs that should be hatching in about two weeks. I am concerned because we live in central Maine and we built our house in the middle of a cow pasture and it gets pretty windy and pretty cold. I am going to bring the chicks inside if they hatch and put...
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    Broody Bantam...

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    Broody Bantam...

    We have a little bantam cross sitting on a dozen eggs right now. She is very small, and some of the eggs are from our Rhode Island Red. I guess the main issue I am having with her decision to be a mommy is that we live in Maine. This is probably the worst possible time of year for her to decide...
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