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    unexpected death

    Thank you for your helpful insights. No sign of obvious attack or illness. Just a peculiar/random loss of birds. There doesn't seem to be any rhyme or reason to the loss, in fact, it appears to be completely mysterious. The flock appear to be happy and content, it's just that every now and...
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    unexpected death

    Over a period of 9 months, we have experienced a curious pattern of demise with our chickens. We started with a flock of 15 Buff Orpington pullets, and added 4 sex-links.The sex links showed an immediate propensity to fly the coop while the B.O's seemed to be perfectly happy within their...
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    Egg laying, Or Not

    Yes they are molting, I guess that would explain it. I'm new to chickens as well so I wasn't sure what to expect. Chris.
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    Egg laying, Or Not

    Healthy bunch of girls, (B-O's) just stopped laying. (14 flock )Same feed and conditions. Gone from 6 to 10 a day to nothing for the last two weeks. Any thoughts ? Chris.
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    Dog bark deterrant

    Quote: Link ?
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    Something got my roo! I am just amazed. UPDATE-I GOT IT!! PG 9-GRAPHIC

    Mrs. Glassman : Quote: I'm pretty sure it went right next to it. I checked very close for blood, all I found were a few hairs. I'm getting geared up to go back out now. I've got my chair ready, my traps set, a trail of sardine bits, & now the DS wants to sit outside with me tonight. He's...
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    Foxes

    If your birds are locked up securely at night you have little to worry about. A hungry Vixen with cubs to feed might pose a problem even during daylight, they are very agile and can clear a 4' fence with ease.
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    A strange thing

    Quote: They are Buff Orpingtons and are around 6 months old.
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    A strange thing

    Just a little update, the first bird I lost had been unwell for a couple of days, I nursed her and popped her back in to join the flock. She appeared as normal, clucking away and scratching around like always but was dead the following morning. She did exhibit some signs of body damage but I...
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    A strange thing

    I went down to feed and water the birds this morning and found one of my girls lying behind the entrance door dead. There were no signs of damage to her and I honestly don't suspect foul play but this is the second bird in three months that has died and each of them in the exact same spot. Any...
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    Broody hen, WTHeck ?

    We are raising our first flock of Buff Orpingtons. We now have a brooder that started out with only 2 - 3 eggs in the beginning, but now she has amassed a total of 11 eggs! She is a 4 - 5 month old hen, nothing really wrong with her. But what I really want to know is , will broody hens steal...
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    Peaches

    ...schedule. On the other hand, it is entirely possible that I have disregarded the thieving propensity of the little ---- and probably should have shot the things before it got this far. Bugger all peaches this year Chris. **edited to remove profanity. Bypassing the censors is not allowed.**
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    Peaches

    A bit different I know but a predator nonetheless. We recently had a bumper crop of peaches on our tree which is about 10 feet tall. Overnight, every one of them dissapeared. No sign of trample marks and not a single piece of fruit left on either the ground or the tree. My first thought was Deer...
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    R.I.P Lily...I'm actually UPSET over this..

    Quote: Sorry for your loss but just a quick note about bird dogs; they are NOT supposed to bite into the birds, rather, they should just grip as tightly as necessary to hold the bird in their jaws until it is safely delivered to its handler. I used to train and run sporting dogs in competion...
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    Red tail vs plane

    I would hazard a guess that the pilot made the emergency landing as a precaution after the "Hudson River" incident. Modern jet engines are capable of ingesting a bird with no real issues unless of course it is a multiple strike by bigger, heavier birds such as Geese. I don't blame him for...
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    They may have one a battle or 2 but I won the war! pic heavy

    It looks like the Disney version of Fort Knox Edited to remove non-family-friendly language.
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    Had Cat in Coop, warning shot gone wrong, HELP!

    Cluckin'Along : Thank you Lurky! I wish I had attack chickens! This is the Second Cat I've had trouble with! The first left me with a foot injury, but at least one of my Roos sorta chased it off. The rest of my hens are only 17 weeks old, and they are a bit puny, and well, chicken! Everyone was...
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    Had Cat in Coop, warning shot gone wrong, HELP!

    The State Troopers in your area must not have much to do. I would have thought that your local Sheriffs department would have been more appropriate. Did you know that the cat had been hit (albeit accidentally) after the "warning' shot had been fired ? If you did it would have been the proper...
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    What is THIS?? Look what the cat drug in....

    Just kidding, it never ceases to amaze me what cats are capable of.
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    What is THIS?? Look what the cat drug in....

    Quote: This is what happened to a neighbor's 10 hens 2 nights ago. I'm really glad about having MY Weasel... Here's Weasel, my 29# kitteh: https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/14596_weezer.jpg He protects my flock. Looks like he ate them.
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