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    Botulism...?

    Hi there, I am trying to diagnosed a 1 year + Leg Horn hen who I found last night while locking up in a strange location just sitting on the ground with her head just kinds of hanging but her eyes were open. I picked her up to take her to the coop--upon arrival and setting her down I...
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    Hawk with a good memory.

    Hello everyone! New to the site, but not to chickens. I have a laying flock of over 150 hens. They are all free range and we farm in a rural valley with an inordinate amount of predators. We have too many Red Tail Hawks ( a smaller hawk, but perfectly capable of taking down a 15 pound...
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    lock down question

    HI there, We have tons of Red Tailed hawks in the valley I live in and I free range over 155 laying hens. I have found that having Ancona's atleast help in that they alert the whole flock of a potentially predatious avian threat allowing them to seek shelter. As for how long you need to stay...
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