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    Lost Australorp

    Sorry to hear about your loss. We too lost an Australorp last year. She was about 6 months old. They were locked safely in the barn, or so I thought. She literally vanished. I found 1-2 feathers, but no sign of struggle. We suspect bobcat, who would powerful and stealthy enough to have pulled...
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    Checking-In On Peeps - Post Here To Say Hello!

    Been a while since I posted here. Hope Y'all are well. Tragedy (and coyotes) struck a couple years ago, taking a couple of our small flock of 5 (Orangina 1 and Orangina 2). Then we lost our old-timer (Easter) and Gorgeous (a beautiful campine) to sickness, leaving just 1--Shaggy--also a...
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    10 Skunks successfully evicted from barn

    You're right--trap and disposal might be the only way. Seems like you can get them to vacate a structure, but they're reluctant to move completely out of the area. Good luck with your traps.
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    10 Skunks successfully evicted from barn

    They're back (again)--but this time in the neighbor's barn! Sounds like some kind of trap and relocate might be required...
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    10 Skunks successfully evicted from barn

    Update: Back from a 1-week vacation. Seems they've moved on--no sign of return as of now.
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    10 Skunks successfully evicted from barn

    In my college days on a road trip near Santa Barbara, my friend spotted a rattlesnake on the side of the road, we stopped, put it in a cardboard box which we put in the floorboard, with my foot on it, for the remainder of our trip--2-3 hours. What was I thinking? We also heard about an...
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    10 Skunks successfully evicted from barn

    They're back! Evicted from the barn two days ago, now spotted them roaming around the house tonight. I chased them off, into the fields as far as I could, checked for any holes, found none. Going on vacation tomorrow for a week--I fear the worst upon my return :-(
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    10 Skunks successfully evicted from barn

    Great story, Mary. You were brave! I was told the young ones couldn't spray, but that was proved untrue in my case--so yes I think you did get lucky--maybe the skunk sensed your good intentions! Cheers.
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    Chickens in Dallas

    Thanks for the tip. I did underestimate things for sure--amazing the critters you don't even see--snakes and skunks for example--until there's a reason for them to come out. Last year it was snakes, who killed one chick (just suffocated it, then spat it out because it was too big to swallow)...
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    10 Skunks successfully evicted from barn

    Yes, a memorable one for us for sure. Cheers.
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    10 Skunks successfully evicted from barn

    Thanks. I'm glad they're gone too--for now at least!
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    10 Skunks successfully evicted from barn

    Thought this might be useful/amusing for other members regarding our recent victory (fingers crossed) over a skunk family. Lost one pullet last spring to what we thought was a skunk (judging by smell). Coop is inside the barn, and they run free outside during the day. We had one that always...
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    Chickens in Dallas

    (1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? Completely new. First chicks arrived 2 years ago. (2) How many chickens do you have right now?. Six...no five...no four...no three...most lost to predators, one to disease. (3) What breeds do you have? Rhode Island Red & New...
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