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    Comment by 'skelm' in article 'Red Fox - Chicken Predators - How To Protect Your Chickens From Foxes'

    To add to the article, Foxes are territorial and if you have one nearby, AND they kill a chicken, they will keep coming back until all the chickens are gone. One way of dealing with them (if it's legal where you are) is to trap with a big dog trap. The foxes will not go into one unless you...
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    When can I put them outside

    I have 25 Aracunas in my garage under a heat lamp. They are 4 weeks old today (Oct 10), I live in Raleigh NC, the nights are getting colder (yesterday 55). http://www.wunderground.com/US/NC/Cary.html). How many weeks more till I can put them outside? Thanks
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    is it unhealthy to allow chickens access "under the roast"

    Thanks!
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    Help! My hen has lost all her feathers

    Sounds like she is molting, if so its normal and your bird will soon enough get new feathers and look great (14-16 weeks)
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    is it unhealthy to allow chickens access "under the roast"

    I have a large henhouse that is on poles, chicken wire floor and then the ground about 3 feet below. The chicken waste falls through onto the ground. I rake it all up and compost it once a week. Now here is the question: Is it unsafe to allow the chickens to walk underneath the coop? They...
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