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    A neighbor saw something like a ferret

    I’ve lost 3 girls in 3 days, 7 chicks yesterday! No luck with a trap. what do you think the predator is? No visible head of the hen. The hens body picked down to the bone. One attack was full daylight, 10 am? a neighbor saw something like a ferret recently. Please help! The whole flock is...
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    Skunk in my coop!

    Hi! Last night I went into my coop after dark to collect the eggs, feed, water, etc. I shined the flashlight to find some eggs and a skunk was inside grabbing eggs. I kept the light on the skunk and it walked away. I locked the doors, and collected eggs. I looked under the coop a bit later...
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    Some new girls.

    We bought 11 hens from a family. They are great layers! We’re wanting to increase our flock this spring, so would love to buy good layers, and these might be the variety. Thanks for the help.
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    What are these girls?

    We lost some of our sweet hens to our dogs. Yes, I forgot to latch the gate. We bought 11 new girls and they are wonderful layers. We’d like to buy some chicks, so am asking what breed they are. Thank you!
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    Moving chickens daily

    Hi, I have 17 hens and one rooster that are in a small field of 3000' sq ft. They share with two small goats and a ewe lamb. We have a large garden area that I just finished fencing and want to move the chickens to the garden so they can munch, till, and fertilize before planting. My coop...
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    Two questions related by death of first flock

    I lost 13 chicks to a predator about the same time we lost two kittens. The kittens just disappeared but the 2 mo old chicks were left dead under the coop or nearby. We have one girl left from that batch that is getting pretty big. She is almost 4 mo old now. I have made a new coop which is...
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    Dead chick mystery. Please help!

    I am a new chicken owner. I boughts 15 chicks at our tractor supply. Since i am new, i selected 4 varieties. I had moved them from the brooder to the coop about two weeks ago. The chicks were about eight weeks old. Last Tuesday I opened the coop door to allow them to go outside into the...
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