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    Raising chickens in the backyard

    x_and_z tie some rag strips on you fishing lines...it really helps deter there attention...you could even put a few lines near the finch feeder and see if that alone will prevent the hawk from landing near your cage.
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    City says chickens ok, HOA says no, what to do?

    My personal opinion only...until the day comes (and could happen) our economy suffers another crash where the price of food stuff with current trend and greed punch it higher...the majority of the population believe they can afford not to have backyard chickens... But it is the backyard...
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    Raising chickens in the backyard

    they can be clever in methods they use to capture prey and why at times can fool you into thinking it's not a bird of prey...often they become so fixed on a style or pattern that you can predict what their next move will be :)
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    What killed my hen?

    It's not a bird of prey.
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    Raising chickens in the backyard

    Diva, I didn't criss cross as there is no need....let me explain this way....a bird of prey may have a wingspan 20 inches and larger depending on breed and that being a mature hunting size of the hawk types...not falcons with thin wings. when they focus an attack they don't know how the prey...
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    Raising chickens in the backyard

    I have lost another chicken (less than 4 week old) chick to a bird of prey (not seen just evidence found). I know it was a bird...open pen no sides disturbed, and limited access from above...this bird had to land on the hen house roof, and make a drop to the ground attack then grab and fly...
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    Chickens are disappearing without a trace...?

    from all you describe there seems the possibility you could have more than one culprit involved. I don't know you location and types of predators in area, but feel you have (1) racoon and (2) hawk after your beloved chickens.... don't assume your daughter left the door open...as racoons are...
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    Official BYC Poll: The Worst Predator

    RainForest,hope the web of stings can be of help as I have nothing else to suggest. ArPullet I don't have any suggestions to offer beyond my sympathy for your loss and hope you find the comfort from it was not both of your birds.
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    Official BYC Poll: The Worst Predator

    RainForestBird, Your farm animals are not night forging and concerns would occur at dusk or dawn...The Great Horned Owl is fearsome and would attack some of your animals mentioned (Ducks and Chickens) if the animal is small enough but like all birds including hawks and eagles they must have an...
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    Official BYC Poll: The Worst Predator

    The words are correct to conditions here and at the time my girl vanished...that hawk has been hunting this property since. This hawk that now hunts my property line on a daily bases hunts with skill, by flying about 20 feet off the ground making sharp hard tuns and landing in the trees across...
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    Official BYC Poll: The Worst Predator

    I still have not settled on what predator took my hen...my neighbors held to complaint that local dog attack in the neighbor hood on the same day was the likely cause, and I know we have grey fox hunting my fence line. but my reaction is not in full agreement with dogs...I found no blood, and...
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    Official BYC Poll: The Worst Predator

    I've lost my gal to dogs as has both of my neighbors last week...I only had one hen they (neighbors) lost 6 or more and all to local domestic dogs. I think cooping with secure lock down is most often the recommended cure, but strange though it may seem I feel loss would be less if they (the...
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    Feeding in the hen house????

    The landlord has approved before I ever asked. I thank you for all you have suggested and I will research for more info. Thanks again Larry
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    Feeding in the hen house????

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    Feeding in the hen house????

    Did the hot wire stop the problem with raccoons???
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    Feeding in the hen house????

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    Feeding in the hen house????

    Here is a question from all of you who use and know Backyard forums....this forum where I'm posting may not be the correct one for this question....My gal was trying to communicate that my idea of where to put a coop and hen house was not the best....because she knew what the local predators...
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    Feeding in the hen house????

    I thank everyone for their input and it seems I will not need to use this information until spring...My hen Fancy has now been missing since Wednesday and talking to neighbors there was a raid locally on farmers where two farms lost hens in around this last Wednesday around the same time my girl...
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    Feeding in the hen house????

    Should food and water be kept in the hen house where they nest, and roost...or should that be kept in the run our outside a run for free ranging Chickens...sorry if it seems a foolish question, but I don't know or wouldn't ask. Kind regards all
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    lighting a hen house not for production???

    I mentioned using a light controller to turn lights on and off at specific hours because I use to have a fish tank with that controller and can now use it for that specific purpose.
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