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  1. escapepodowner

    my wonderful hen

    NO POISON- WE TRAP MICE AND ORGANICALLY GARDEN....SHE WAS ACTUALLY A MOUSE EATER IF THEY WERE FRESH....
  2. escapepodowner

    my wonderful hen

    NO, AFTER CHECKING WITH THE SECOND OWNER, SHE WAS QUITE OLD....DESPITE MY EFFORTS, SHE DIED LAST NIGHT..... SHE WAS FINE YESTERDAY MORNING- NO SIGN OF ILLNESS. THE REST OF MY SMALL FLOCK WILL BE WATCHED CLOSELY.... THANKS! JULIE
  3. escapepodowner

    my wonderful hen

    MY BIG GREY HEN IS THE LEADER OF MY FLOCK AND VERY TAME... I RESCUED HENRIETTA 2 YEARS AGO ALONG WITH HER TWO IDENTICAL YOUNGER GIRLS.. SHE IS PROBABLY 5 + YEARS OLD..SHE SURVIVED A BEAR ATTACK IN THE MOUNTAINS AND I GOT HER FROM A FAMILY WHO WERE TRYING TO WORK WITH AN AUTISTIC CHILD...ANYWAY...
  4. escapepodowner

    Bobcat and Chickens...who wins?

    WELL LAST YEAR OUR VET CAUGHT A BOBCAT (WEST OF RED BLUFF, CA) PEELING BACK THE CORNER OF HIS REINFORCED CHAIN LINK KENNEL/COOP AND METHODICALLY TAKING 35 CHICKENS ONE AT A TIME ALL NIGHT. HE TRAPPED THE BOBCAT AND IT WAS UNUSUALLY LARGE FOR THIS AREA. ANYTHING YOU CAN DO TO ADDITIONALLY...
  5. escapepodowner

    brand new to BYC and to chickens have many questions!

    Make sure they have fresh clean water every day....that is critical to egg laying! Best Wishes,
  6. escapepodowner

    Decimated flock

    Oh, definitely sounds like raccoons...they kill for fun and bite off the heads....I have a long standing hatred of raccoons from living in the city in the midwest- they were constantly trying to get into my locked cat door enclosure in our garage. They actually were able to learn how to open the...
  7. escapepodowner

    MY LUCKY HEN

    A FEW MONTHS AGO, 2 OF MY GIRLS DISAPPEARED AFTER A FRIEND'S DOG WAS LOOSE AND BOTHERED THEM...ONE CAME BACK- WITHOUT HER TAIL AND SIDE FEATHERS. ASSUMED SHE ESCAPED A FOX- NO BLOOD ON HER, JUST FEATHERS MISSING. SO SOME OF THE FEATHERS CAME BACK - I WASHED HER THIS MORNING IN WARM WATER AND...
  8. escapepodowner

    Daytime predators?

    OH YES THOSE COYOTES AND FOX WILL HUNT DURING THE DAY! ESPECIALLY WHEN THEY HAVE YOUNG TO FEED! I HAVE GUINEAS AND CHICKENS- THE GUINEAS ARE THE WATCHDOGS- THEY CAN ESCAPE BY FLYING 30' UP BUT THE POOR CHICKENS ARE PRETTY HELPLESS....BECAUSE OF MY GUINEAS AND YEARS OF HIKING, HAVE SEEN BOTH...
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