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    Maryland Chicken Laws

    Here, read this one instead, it's clearer. As long as you're under 3,000 birds, you're exempt from the fees and such. http://www.mda.state.md.us/pdf/egg_law_synop.pdf It is the law to register flocks in Maryland. Avian influenza fear driven. Records have been pulled at some feed stores to...
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    Found a new predator in the coop this morning

    Quote: Mmmhmm. Agree. Snapper it ain't. Totally wrong beak structure for that.
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    Go Away Predators! How?

    I also would roof. Weather and predation protection. Electric fence wires work well at keeping predators from climbing and entering.
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    keeping predators out of coop

    Judging by the dead geese and turkeys, no.
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    Location of Auto Waterers and Feed

    When I had a larger flock, I rigged up an automatic watering system that was connected to the well via a small clear line and a pressure reducer. The small clear water line was strung about 10' up. It would freeze at night in the winter, but thaw quickly and completely once the sun came up...
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    Turkey Vultures odd behavior?

    I've had predation problems with turkey vultures before.
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    To Free Range, or Not to Free Range...

    I got tired of feeding all the foxes/dogs/coons/vultures/hawks/owls/coyotes/etc. I switched to a mobil coop (tractor) and haven't had any problems since.
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    Coyote Rollers?

    ...if the predators step up and hang onto the top of the fence to go across. It's important to understand that a low fence with a roller on top will *NOT* deterr a dog or coyote. Even if they leap up onto the top of the fence as they leap across. True, they will likely fall, but they will...
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    Hawk attack?

    I don't think it was a hawk attack. That typically has a pile of feathers where the hawk hits the bird on descent, and hawks typically rip strips of flesh off. Don't discount the possibility that it was in fact a human with an axe or machette. It's not as uncommon as you might think. The...
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    Fox attack

    Quote: Vintage dog attack. A fox kills, carries and eats. Dogs "play" until dead, and then go play with another. The dog will be back, looking for more fun. we found 3 of the 9 bodys 2 had bite marks on their neck the other one had its hole head and neck eaten so it might partly be a dog...
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    Groundhogs?

    Quote: Somewhere, in the history of this planet there is probably an instance of a groundhog attacking a chicken. Statistically speaking, I'd say your chickens are in much more danger from a lightning strike than a groundhog. I am absolutely positive that no chickens will be harmed by...
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    Chicken tractor in pasture - any issues?

    As long as I move my tractor daily, the ground doesn't normally suffer.
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    Red LED predator light?

    I know of no reason to think something like this would work. A predator is not at all afraid of red flashing lights. You might scare a rabbit with this if it thought it was seeing a fox, but that would be about it. And I don't think it would scare a rabbit anyhow. RadioShack sells red LED's...
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    Fox attack

    Quote: Vintage dog attack. A fox kills, carries and eats. Dogs "play" until dead, and then go play with another. The dog will be back, looking for more fun.
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    Vultures?

    The common turkey vulture, the red-headed one, is rarely a threat to living animals. They are almost always an exclusive scavanger. Individual birds have learned the fun of hunting. The black headed vulture is moderately well known to hunt living animals. It is not an exclusive scavanger.
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    Groundhogs?

    They are not a threat to your chickens as they are herbivorous. They can be a threat to your garden. Their burrows into pens make it easier for low slung predators to enter.
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    Predators and time of day

    Very loosely, the mammal predators are night biased. But that is by no means anything but a very loose statement. People get up at night, and coons/fox/cat/etc get up during the day. When you place delicious snacks out there for them to enjoy, they do so.
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    OK, i have to vent...

    Quote: And then gets out of the full liability of her actions. Basically, she's playing you. Some people shouldn't own some dogs. In this case, she shouldn't own the one she has.
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    Tractor questions

    Had one with a wire floor on the run. Quite a disaster. Made moving the tractor nearly impossible. The way it would grab the grass was remarkable. Birds stomp their poop into the mesh, but not through it. You get a nice cake that won't come off. I've been running a tractor with a run...
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    Has anyone added on to Tractor?

    Quote: I added a 4x8 run on the side of mine. It hangs from brackets and moves with the tractor. Works just fine.
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