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  1. theFox

    Kitten

    The thing is there is no way to tell and rabies doesn't give a hoot or meow one way or the other just who or what it kills. When you get a bite or scratch you need to know for a fact if the animal that bit you is up to date on its shots, playing percentages is a stupid thing to do...
  2. theFox

    how do you catch a weasel?

    Don't let your guard down a single weasel can clean out a chicken coop in little to no time and they are very persistent.
  3. theFox

    Cold Hen or Adjusting to New Place?

    She could be finishing up her molt, talk to the people you got her from. You also might not see a drop in egg production from newly moved hens until what they had maturing inside them prior to the move have been laid. They also can slow down when it is cold and pick up again after several...
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    Weasel - gruesome detail warning. Need ideas to catch?

    Google weasel box, build one bait it with bloody chicken liver.
  5. theFox

    Just had a stoat attack!

    It is a weasel.
  6. theFox

    unidentified chicken killer Mojave Dessert

    Not really. When a chicken goes down it can't get away from other critters that might happen by and just pick up the bird and off they go with it. Usually when other chickens do the deed it is to the hind end and they have been known to pull out intestines in the process.
  7. theFox

    unidentified chicken killer Mojave Dessert

    Skunks and other chickens as well.
  8. theFox

    2 Chicken Killed in Two days

    Pull troughs are normally the work of a raccoon and it is common to have raccoon prints that don't show all five toes.
  9. theFox

    lost a hen-rethinking set up

    Will your missing hen answer to the sound of a treat can, jar, or other container. She may still be alive and well, just did the ole find a place to hunker down for the night and is a bit leery of coming out from her hiding place.
  10. theFox

    Laws in Texas about Dogs!!!

    If the dog goes for your chickens or bothers them then you can blast the dog. Other than that the only thing you can do is catch the dog and take it to the animal control folks or call the sheriff and keep him/her very busy. In any event you can make that dog be a very expensive pet for...
  11. theFox

    Laws in Texas about Dogs!!!

    Read all about it here: http://www.animallaw.info/statutes/stustxhealthsafetycode822_001_828_015.htm
  12. theFox

    Chili Pepper as pest control

    You'll have fun then mealworm when you come across a posting where the chicken owner actually uses cayenne in their feed mix. My girls love tomatoes and peppers, red, green, hot, or not. They also like eggplant provided you peel it. When we make tomato sauce the girls always get the...
  13. theFox

    Two dead birds with no signs of sickness-spiders?

    When a chicken keeps to themselves away from the larger group it usually indicates they are not feeling 100% and are trying to avoid the flock killing them which can and does happen. So it pays to keep a special eye on birds that stay off from the rest.
  14. theFox

    37 Chickens stop laying simultaneously!?!?

    A newcomer disrupts things and that all by itself can cause hens to stop laying for a bit.
  15. theFox

    Mink problem

    Get a small (and small mesh) live trap place it with the trip pan over an open can of sardines in water or soy bean oil. If it turns out you actually have a weasel then the best bait is a good bloody chicken (or other) liver under the trip pan. Dispatch it you likely can not legally...
  16. theFox

    Nits.. Lice? Mites? Or what??

    And you have to treat more than just your birds. Their entire environment needs treatment and monitoring.
  17. theFox

    What predator would do this???

    Well it could be a couple of things, in no particular order I give you. 1. A rodent. 2. A chicken.
  18. theFox

    Missing chicks/stomach left behind

    Keep setting that trap where there is one there are more.
  19. theFox

    What is an unbarred cock?

    Here is what it all boils down too: The sex-linked barring gene of the chicken (Gallus gallus), first identified in 1908, produces an alternating pattern of white and black bars in the adult plumage. If your Rooster doesn't have the bars it is unbarred.
  20. theFox

    When does laying become more regular?

    It will depend upon the breeds you have as to what you should expect for a daily average and over time the number will decrease.
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