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  1. cindi611

    What takes a chicken during the day and leaves no feathers or blood behind?

    I had the same thing happen a month or so ago. I have red production girls . They are about 11 month old. 6 out in the morning only 5 came to roost at night. Could find no feathers anywhere. A week before we had an eagle flying at roof top level around the house. It has been my belief that she...
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    necropsy sick chicken

    Thank you for your answer, it makes perfect sense to me. We have thought she has been "off" for awhile, so the over time makes sense. My girls are free range and in an "ark" at night. I really had no way of knowing who was laying and who was not. So this may have been building for some time. She...
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    necropsy sick chicken

    I have had a sick chicken for over a week. I culled her in the house in a tub she could easily climb out of but never tried. I did all the stuff. Vinegar, olive oil up the vent and down the mouth. Epsom salt bath with massage afterward. She has only deteriorated. Today with the temps up into...
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    Hurricane Sandy.

    Thank you will keep them in
  5. cindi611

    Hurricane Sandy.

    Thank you, we moved the Ark to a place we think they will get the least impact. However have some very large pine trees close by. I think even if the trees fell on the Ark it would be okay.
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    Hurricane Sandy.

    No the Ark is just a design, it will not in anyway float. I am not so much in danger of flooding. I am just more worried about pelting rain and wind. Should I just let them free range? They seem to take shelter under the deck and trees during the day, or should I keep them in the pen with a tarp...
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    Hurricane Sandy.

    I am a new chicken owner. I have six red sex that were purchased in Feb. They are in an Ark ( no pun intended) I am going to get hit hard by Sandy. I am in SE PA. They normally free range during the day. Should I be worried? I am thinking of keeping them in and covering the Ark with a tarp. Let...
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