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    Chicken with swollen face and comb

    That was a very specific description. I thought of that too but those were her only symptoms. I checked with the ag extension office also. They weren't concerned. This morning she's right as rain. Perky and no swelling.
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    Chicken with swollen face and comb

    You know, we don't have very many ticks this year. I haven't seen a single one. Now that I wrote that I know I'm going to see tons. But what we do have are spiders. So many spiders.
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    Chicken with swollen face and comb

    My poor Blue. Went out this evening and she's sulking with a swollen face. She's bleeding a little from her nose and mouth. I called our good country vet and he said she was probably bitten by a spider. He said to give her 1cc of banamine in her leg. I did about Two hours ago. She's in a brooder...
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    My chickens are killing each other. No. They really are.

    No, not 6" X 6". I meant .6" X .6". I need coffee. And I'm glad you liked the story. I like it when people follow through with their questions so everyone can understand the resolution even if they were wrong like me.
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    My chickens are killing each other. No. They really are.

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    My chickens are killing each other. No. They really are.

    I don't know. I think it was maybe breaking the necks (or otherwise beating them up really bad) of the big chickens that tried to defend the babies and then just took off with the little ones. There were some tiny abrasions around the face. Looked like peck marks to me or even places where ants...
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    opinions please

    I have a fox problem and they dig under things so fast. I would use hardware cloth or 2X4 welded wire. They can rip apart chick wire pretty easily. I'm not sure what you mean for the top. Maybe pics like the previous poster suggested. The link doesn't work for me.
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    coop door

    I have had mine for a few months and have had to reprogram it twice because I have foxes that like to hunt at dawn. The reprogramming is stupidly easy. Not a pain at all. Just reset (takes about 30 seconds with a magnet). Then go out and open it when you want it to open and close when you want...
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    Pros and Cons for using sand

    I didn't read the whole thread so I'm sorry if I'm repeating something. My coops is all sand and the only drawback I've found is the stick right fleas. They're easily controlled by spraying the coop with a home insecticide once a year. I love it. Wouldn't have it any other way.
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    My chickens are killing each other. No. They really are.

    I got mine on Amazon. It's a Moultrie. The cheapest one that had nighttime capability. I got a 32 GB card. It's easy to use. It has to be for me to be able to use it. :-) I think I spent $130 including batteries. Also records video although I've never used that feature. Takes great pics right...
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    My chickens are killing each other. No. They really are.

    The thing is, we thought that area was covered. I had covered it last winter due to an abundance of caution We even went back and checked the hardware cloth on both sides. We couldn't even tell it had been disturbed. Crafty indeed. And I'm so so glad everyone kept me focused on predators. I...
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    My chickens are killing each other. No. They really are.

    Dead raccoons don't find their way back to my chicken coop. Quick and painless but it had to be done
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    My chickens are killing each other. No. They really are.

    Update!!! Moooohahahaha!!!! He pulled all that cord in there with him. Small price to pay.
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    My chickens are killing each other. No. They really are.

    Well. My faith is restored in chicken kind. The reason we didn't see that hole is because light doesn't shine through it and we had covered it last winter. I hope I can explain how complicated it is for this guy to have gotten in there. He must have really worked at it for years maybe. The barn...
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    My chickens are killing each other. No. They really are.

    Ugh. I could have miscounted. It was dark. I'm second guessing myself. Game camera is set up and lashed to a support pole Why would a weasel kill in exactly the same spot in the coop every time? I just don't know.
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    My chickens are killing each other. No. They really are.

    Last one standing is the guilty party, right? I could have miscounted but I don't think I did. I took some pics. They're not too awful the bird is removed but there's an orange tuft where it was. The firsts will be where the roost was and then then I will show where I moved it.
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    My chickens are killing each other. No. They really are.

    Well. I came home and there was a dead chicken in the coop. The game camera fell over so it didn't catch anything. Grrrr. I'm so frustrated. I eliminated the area where the dead chickens are found each time. It looks like they can go forward and back but if something's on top of them, they...
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    My chickens are killing each other. No. They really are.

    Why would a snake kill a chicken and leave it there? How often do snakes eat? These chickens are found dead day after day. Also in the same place in the coop. Here's the update. No dead chickens this morning! Game camera showed nothing except fluffy chicken butts. The grumpy hen is still...
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    My chickens are killing each other. No. They really are.

    I emailed the agriculture extension agent and he said weasels are very rare in this part of Texas. He noted that there are no known weasel populations in the area. Emphasis on the word "known." BUT the only thing left is that chicken wire. It's the one thing that's a question. So my hand is out...
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    My chickens are killing each other. No. They really are.

    It's a 40'X40' coop with about a dozen chickens in it. I started with 18. There's a lot of space. That's why I'm perplexed. It defies logic.
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