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    Pointers with chickens.

    We are currently checking out dog breeds to decide what we want. I would like a dog that is not likely to attack my chickens and ducks and will scare off predators when he is out. I was thinking of a pointer, particularly a German Shorthaired Pointer since they are bred to not attack the bird...
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    Breed good at avoiding predators and good foragers?

    After raising Ameraucanas, and relising they have less than a bird brain. Last summer / fall I lost all of the ameraucanas and none of my other birds. Plus, they don't forage worth a darn. Not all bird were created equal. My two biggest predators are hawks and this summer, I think it was a...
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    free range pigeon loft

    I once found directions on how to build a loft that had an entrance for free ranging the birds. It was designed to allow the pigeons to fly in easily and escape a hawk that was hot on it's tail. It also was designed to keep raccoons and possum out. If anyone has info please let me know. Or...
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    Looking for a Velveteen Lop

    I just bought a pedigreed Velveteen Lop Male and would love to find a Doe to go with him. I live Near Hagerstown, Maryland and would like to find one within an hour or so Drive. If anyone can help, it would be appreciated. Tide
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    revenge of the roo

    Back in the fall, I witnessed an attack by a redtail hawk on one of my hens that was free ranged while we were home. Within seconds our 3-4 month old leghorn roo chased off the hawk. the hen was missing a few feathers but was unharmed. A few days later I saw a coopers hawk on top of that same...
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    rooster strikes back

    We have a half dozen chickens that are 12 weeks old (and this is my first time having chickens). I only let them out for 2-3 hours in the evening so I can keep an eye on them. Today, they wondered into my neighbors lot (neighbors welcome them) and I looked up to see two hens running towards a...
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