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    Bear-proof Chicken Coop

    a couple of things about shooting a bear.. one is if you mess up your going to get messed up.. they are the top of the food chain and big and strong its best to always keep that in mind.. in one's home.. yes that could be cause to shoot a bear.. in one's coop.. well chickens can reproduce at a...
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    Australorps in the mountains?

    I have more or less decided on Australorps as my hen of choice. Next month I will build the coop (still snowing here so I am a bit behind most people for springtime). It does get cold here in winter..and while I have never seen it down to -40 at night I have seen the temps get down to -30 on...
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    Bear-proof Chicken Coop

    been awhile since i last logged in and have been reading the posts in this thread.. Bears are smarter then they look, you can teach a bear too ride a tricycle, wear clothes and a funny hat, that should say something about their brains. (probably smarter then some people) as things are now...
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    Bear-proof Chicken Coop

    there was a massive wild fire two years ago about 100 miles from here, over 100,000 acres burned and all the wildlife moved out of there and into places like where i live, had a mt lion outside my kitchen two years ago, the bears moved in in large numbers and now it's a regular thing too find...
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    Bear-proof Chicken Coop

    Bears and nearly every other predator you can think of live close by here, I find bear sign in my yard nearly every week. They are the main reason I don't have a coop set up yet, bears and mt lion. It sounds like electric fencing is the way too go.. but I may try that picnic basket! I have...
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