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It's a difficult situation to deal with. And understandable more so, when kiddos are involved. We've moved several times in the last ten years so I'm always having to acclimate my hubby, daughter, flocks, and I to different environments. That said...research the predators in your arena. Take an...

I live in Southern Cali too and folks don't understand how predominant they've become. E.g. we had a huge wild fire through here about 10 years ago. It took out EVERYTHING. But two things remained...the Coyotes and Mountain Lions. A lot of people around here are fond of taking them out with a...

Hmmm. Y'all don't have mountain lions in your area, but you do get bobcats: https://wildlife.state.nh.us/wildlife/profiles/bobcat.html. Also mentioned: "In New Hampshire, bobcats are thought to have had a historic presence in the southwest corner of the state." You might want to invest in a...

Very true. I had Sicilian Buttercups who nested in the trees at night, and disappeared without a trace. We don't have raccoons (at least I've never seen one!) so I wondered if it may have been the kitty visitor. But you just never know unless you get hard evidence.

In March, I read about a Mountain Lion dragging a deer up a tree. It occurred on the Winnebago Reservation in Nebraska. A person found the deer in the tree, and later reviewed his trail camera, confirming it was a Mountain Lion. I was interested as we have one who visits seasonally, and will sit...

My hubby said the same thing. So we'll def be using something stronger. That SOB killed one of my April babies yesterday when we went out for a while. Looks like one of the roos put up a fight with it, but man those Squirrels are fast. I never thought I'd be looking over my shoulder all day long...

The Coyotes are ruthless. They just hop our fence (and mind you, it is a big and tall one!), sit there in the yard, and don't move until you pop a bullet it its direction. I'm seriously thinking of an electronic fence as we are thinking of moving out to the desert where the predators are REALLY...

Gosh...I am so sorry to hear that. I lost another baby myself this afternoon. Went out for a while and my daughter found the chick on the first acre of property. Damn Squirrels. I'm going to have set traps myself...tell your hubby my hubby is up in arms, as well. What a week! I pray we all have...

We have chiggers around here too, but my 6 mo. old (she's in a therapy chair) was attacked by red mites, Dermanyssus gallinae, last month. Don't know if it works on chiggers, but Prozap Garden & Poultry Dust did a hell of a job eradicating those b*stards within several hours. And they're tuff to...

SDChickMom: we are in Alpine, CA. (Outside San Diego County.) We use PROLAP Garden & Poultry Dust. I have to say, without a doubt, it has eliminated some of the worst cases we've experienced. I literally have a Chicken who is disabled (she's in a therapy chair) and became full of mites. Within...

I am so sorry for your loss. We have a ton of predators where we reside, which is even more troublesome when you have free-range chickens. Here is a list (but not comprehensive!) of what may be the problem...

I agree. We have a broody female duck, and she went nuts a few weeks ago when a snake decided to claim her clutch. Thankfully, she gave him mad hell and chased it off. (Another event my hubby and I saw in real time!) I was proud of her...but not all stories end that way. And now I have to...

That made me laugh...thank you! Actually, I'm sure my Silkie would quite like that...what comes around...goes around ;)

She is OK, thank god. And rabies were the first thing I thought of...but we have so many predators where I live (Mountain Lions, Coyotes, Snakes, Birds of Prey, etc.) that we need a BB to shoo them off. In fact, a month ago, a Coyote jumped the fence and wouldn't get out of the yard until I...

Hi Folks! I would have never believed a Squirrel could attack our chickens, but I saw it unfold right in front of my eyes! I was in our bedroom looking out the window, when my Silkie, Callie, started to squeal like mad. To my horror, a Squirrel had her leg in his/her mouth, swinging her left to...

Yah, I agree. I am a bit green when it comes to chickens. This is my first flock, and they're more of a blended family. I have several that we hatched here at home (mom sat on the clutch) and the rest are from the feed store. Personally, I'm not heartbroken about having another roo. He is the...

Hee Hee! That's funny! We bought "Sophie" from the feed store, and they were positive the batch had been sexed and all girls. And while Sophie acts more like a girl vs. boy I had my doubts. Even my young girls chase Sophie around the yard. He's truly a big chicken and a mama's boy :D :D :D...

Here is another pic! Unlike my other babies, "Sophie" likes to come in the house and sit by the fireplace or lay on doggies bed :D

Thank you! Sophie is huge and doesn't crow yet but doesn't chase the girls around like my other roos who are 2 weeks older. Also found "her" in the nesting box the other day. Tush is fairly round like my other hens.Regardless, he/she is a keeper :)

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