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    Attack in duck house last night :(

    As a follow-up for anyone interested (or anyone later who has this same issue and stumbled onto this thread), I have now caught two coons and one possum. I will be trapping every night still until the trap is empty. On one hand, I'm still frustrated and wondering just how big the problem...
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    Attack in duck house last night :(

    Omgosh DuckPoop! I didn't know they would mess with hives too! :( I have not let these that I've been catching have a second chance either - at anything else, anywhere else. I'm a little too sensitive, but after losing what we have I have to swallow that and put them down humanely. :'(
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    Attack in duck house last night :(

    You are so right, Morgaine! I used to be one of those catch and release believers. I'd even drive 35 miles away to do the releasing! But my hubs had a point...I was most likely creating a problem for someone else. Between that, and losing two baby bunnies to a possum a couple weeks ago, my...
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    Attack in duck house last night :(

    Thank you all so very much! Your experience and knowledge was spot on...caught a coon in the trap overnight. Needless to say, he won't be a problem any more. ;-) Setting the trap again tonight just in case...I don't know if they hunt in pairs or what, but he seemed so stinkin little to cause as...
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    Attack in duck house last night :(

    Thank you...it is definitely heart-wrenching to say the least. I actually did consider a coyote...we have those around too. With the way the door was pried back though, I debated on whether a coyote would've been able to get in and out. Th latch on the door wasn't fully in - door was propped up...
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    Attack in duck house last night :(

    Hi y'all - Need some help in ID'ing what predator got into our duck house last night. I've been searching and searching online and can't find any clear cut answers. Yes, I know...hard to do when predators don't follow their "rules" ;-) :(. Here's what we found this morning: one dead duck that...
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    Rabbit ate her kits :(

    Thank you both!! I kinda expected/tried to prepare for SOME losses...but shwhew...a whole flock and a whole litter within a month was just awful. I'm an RVT so "used" to the life/death balance, just haven't felt like we've been balanced lately! Ai yi yi. Bunnylady, you just raised a really...
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    Rabbit ate her kits :(

    Hi y'all! Posting here because I've read and reread every post I can everywhere about does eating their kits, but none of them "fit" with my situation. About a month and a half ago, my Angora doe had what I am assuming was her first litter (we adopted/rescued her the month before, and had no...
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    Automatic coop door- good idea?

    Our new coop is arriving next week, and the Hubs just wants to cut a hole and install a sliding guillotine type door. I'm thinking I'd like to go with an automatic door, for the times we can't get home before dark (mainly in winter). Does anyone else have these? Pros and cons? Which brand has...
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    Post your FIRST EGG pics!

    Woot! Our first egg!! Think it may be from one of the Jersey's...but not entirely sure. Hate to not give credit where credit is due, but have had our Americauna's and BSL for a week with no production. Picked up the Jersey's yesterday and voila! Egg tonight!!
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    Help! Which breeds do I need to focus on?!

    Thank you so incredibly much, everyone! I'm seeing a trend of breeds between your all's posts, and will try the "mixed bag" approach...wish me luck!! Roxanne Chicken Momma to Rudy (Showgirl) and Nick (Silkie)
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    Help! Which breeds do I need to focus on?!

    Hi, there! Am relatively new to the chicken world, and despite all my research, am still in a quandary about which breeds I should acquire. I picked up a couple of free roosters last night - a Silkie and a Showgirl. Even though I've had a bad experience with banties, I adore these breeds because...
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