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    Hawks

    I guess I cant technically say to just be safe and kill it, but I had the same problem a couple days ago. I got some great advice from the forums here, but in the end it didnt work. Now, I didnt "see" the hawk take one of my girls but i went out after lunch and she was gone and all of my flock...
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    Hawk checking out the birds.

    Quote: Those are some really great ideas! Did you find that somewhere? and if those are your own ideas do you have any other suggestions because my chicken area is about 2 acres and some of those are going to be pretty hard to do.
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    Hawk checking out the birds.

    I think Im going to give it a try anyway, whether it works or not I thought it was a great idea. but worst case scenario i will just shoot them.
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    Rabbit killing chickens?

    Im really sorry for your loss, but that is very handy information to know. Thankyou for making it known, I almost made a rabbit hutch next to my coop
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    Loose dogs in the country - don't know what to do

    Quote: I also live in the country, as im sure many members here do, and like in your county we have no leash laws. There have been instances like that here, severe ones with calfs. Standing rule is the owner gets one warning. My neighbor has 60 head of red angus, and he lost one to some...
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    Can anyone identify these tracks?

    I dont think they are mice tracks. The distance between the front and back pads is to large. Most likely a small rabbit. Shouldnt be much to worry about.
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    Hawk checking out the birds.

    Quote: Did putting up the plastic owl seem to help any? I would really like to avoid shooting it, but in all honesty I wouldn't mind a bit. I was sitting out there today, and saw another one just a little ways off sitting in a tree watching.
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    Hawk checking out the birds.

    I recently started noticing hawks in our area, and a couple friends of mine have had some missing hens. We are all almost positive it was a hawk, though none of us did see anything. They are frequently being seen on multiple properties, and I dont want to loose any of my flock. So i was curious...
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