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    Bird of Prey attacking Chickens, Identify PLEASE

    After contacting the U of I (University of IL) and sending photos to three different bird group forums I have learned that I have photographed two different types of hawks. The flying photo is that of a Cooper's Hawk, the second (on the ground) is a Juvenal Red Tailed Hawk.... both only doing...
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    Bird of Prey attacking Chickens, Identify PLEASE

    My chickens are a range of ages, some up to five years old (adopted rescue a year ago), some are new hatch this spring along with their rooster of the same age and four Guineafowl of the same age. I have 22 fowl in my care. They free range my three acres after about 1:00 pm until they roost...
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    Bird of Prey attacking Chickens, Identify PLEASE

    NOW, if this bird continues to attack WHILE my chickens ARE in their locked up yard, I WILL take matters into my own hands and protect my flock in which the SSS method WILL come into play!
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    Bird of Prey attacking Chickens, Identify PLEASE

    I posted here as well as on my FB page, I got a private message from a friend and I am posting my reply here as well as on FB....."I just had a friend Private post me in regards to asking if this bird is on the Protective Species list, she said..."I wouldn't care protected species or not, if it...
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    Bird of Prey attacking Chickens, Identify PLEASE

    With further research I think today's attack may have been from an immature Red Tailed Hawk... he was fairly awkward on the attack landing just inches from my hen then basically falling "into" her which allowed her to scamper off to the hen house. It then just sat there for several seconds just...
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    Bird of Prey attacking Chickens, Identify PLEASE

    The photo of the flying bird attacked and photographed four days ago, I'm not 100% sure they are the same bird.
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    Bird of Prey attacking Chickens, Identify PLEASE

    Sitting here at my computer, A bird I have earlier flying photos of just attempted to attack one of my hens. I grabbed my camera and these are the shots I got. Unfortunately I was shooting through a rain spattered window and a screen, so the quality isn't great.... but I NEED to know what type...
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    keeping chickens cool in summer heat

    I know this is an older thread BUT in the Midwest states we are having a heat wave unlike anything we have seen all year. In an attempt to help my 18 laying hens (some not quite laying but should any day) and our one Rooster... King George, my water supply is a small pig trough, I have the hose...
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    New flock, Old Flock, problems roosting.

    I'm replying to my own question, but had something to add: Our young rooster who is three weeks older than our young hens has started searching the chicken yard for treats for "HIS" hens. He'll scratch something up, call his hens and the young girls come a running however HE will NOT allow...
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    New flock, Old Flock, problems roosting.

    My young flock of hens (with their one rooster) all hatched earlier this spring (April/May). They have been with my six older laying hens now for a couple of months with no problem. They all seem to get along well, but just this week I went into the coop after roosting time and found the...
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    Comment by 'Terri's Chickens' in article 'Chicken Toys: Why They're Important & How To Provide Them!'

    Our chicken yard has long turned to a grass-less area. When I clean the coop of the old straw (three times a year) I simply dump the old straw in the yard area in large piles. For the first several hours my chickens enjoy running up and over the large piles, then the scratching and hunting...
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    Cuckoo Maran Chicks/ Barred Rock Chicks...HELP

    Because of space and safety issues, while I was brooding four Guinea Fowl keets; a friends of mine purchased from my farm store (I am the "Chicken Lady" at our store), some barred rock pullets, I also had Cuckoo Maran pullets which I badly wanted, but I was brooding guinea fowl keets at the...
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    Illinois

    I"m brand new to the group I'm just outside Gibson City, IL. Looking forward to finding someone in my area to possibly purhcase chickens from or split future orders with. My name is Terri, soon to be hubby and I purchased a 102 year old farm house just this past Nov. Of course the first...
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