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    Intestines eaten through the vent

    Possum will start at vent, eat inside out I have had it happen. Usually possum lazy opportunist. Go for chicken food or easy meal, but they will kill a chicken. Chickens will eat each other as said above. You must have a way for these varmints to gain entry? Set up a camera.
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    Intestines eaten through the vent

    set up a game camera
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    What killed my ducks

    Dogs usually kill for sport. Not saying it wasn't a dog. Heads missing, partially eaten. Sounds like a family of raccoon. Whatever it was will come back. Put up some game cameras know what your up against.
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    Wisconsin "Cheeseheads"

    Think I got about 12 to 15 inch or so real wet snow, ended up turning backblade on tractor around and just pushing snow off driveway to the side down to town road. Ran backblade on 8n this year. Even blade angled can not get enough flow with the snow off blade. To wet. Pulling the front end to...
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    What killed my ducks

    without knowing where you live or kind of predators you have I will guess a raccoon. Raccoon will carry off chickens, take heads and partially eat them. Just a guess.
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    Wisconsin "Cheeseheads"

    So hows snow removal going? Wet snow really sucks.
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    Wisconsin "Cheeseheads"

    I bought eggs this last winter first time in long time. Anyway I buy mostly the pasture eggs or so advertised on carton Cost more but rather try support the smaller farmer aside the corporates. I do buy some white eggs, I hard boil those.
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    Wisconsin "Cheeseheads"

    Brahmas can take a year to lay. Never had one take that long. Brahma usually takes bit longer than some other breeds to lay. Brahmas are slower growing big birds. From what I have read the white black (light) brahmas are the best layers of the Brahma group. I had white black Brahmas and they are...
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    Wisconsin "Cheeseheads"

    Heat wave next week. Get shorts suntan lotion ready. Kidding, but when the temps stay low and 30 degrees comes sure seems warm
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    Minnesota!

    Hi Im wisconsin . The Minnesota thread is kinda slow at times.
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    Wisconsin "Cheeseheads"

    Late Merry Christmas and Late Happy New Year. 40 degrees today. :D Will order new chicks soon. April delivery I think or just go store and pick some out.
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    Wisconsin "Cheeseheads"

    Last winter most my birds quit laying. There was 2 or 3 came back to laying after the molt. Also the new birds which was not many started to lay. Anyway I havent had a egg since late last summer with all the raccoon problems. The one chicken staying outside came back week ago and I have 1 other...
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    Wisconsin "Cheeseheads"

    The molt and winter. Some stop laying for winter some breeds actually will lay in winter.
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    Wisconsin "Cheeseheads"

    I thought Eagle eyes got some new chickens, they should start laying soon.
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    Wisconsin "Cheeseheads"

    https://datcp.wi.gov/Pages/Programs_Services/HPAIWisconsin.aspx
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