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    Hawk / raptor attacks call ducks in daytime

    I use fishing line to do the same thing. Works very well doesn't it!
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    two in two days - Hawk problem or two predators?

    Yes a hawk will do that. I also saw the chickens huddled under the bushes and watched the hawk eating my young cockerel so I say this from experience. Seeing the birds under anything hiding is an indication of an aerial predator rather than one that is on the ground
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    Giving up on free ranging chickens

    Great outdoor run. Lucky birds
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    Giving up on free ranging chickens

    I feel the same. Mine are in a half acre pen in the woods with fishing line and bird scare tape. I can't bear to keep them locked up in a small barren space. I've had chickens in this manner for 40 years but now that I'm retired (thanks covid) they get to free range for an hour or so every day...
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    Best breed to attack hawks

    That is a great chicken pen! I Used to have a half acre pen and I did lose some birds to hawks. ( It is illegal to shoot any migratory bird in the US and Canada). I agree with your opinion of that. I made my pen smaller, they really don't need all that space, mine is now 1/4 of an acre and the...
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    Free range

    The previous poster is right, they are too young. Try putting some scratch grain (favorite treat) or feed in the coop at dusk and CALMLY herd them in to the coop. Don't chase them, they will never learn when they are scared. Putting an owl decoy up will terrify the chickens.
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    No wire fencing required for chicken run?

    Hello, sorry to hear about hard times, that's tough. I wasn't around with the pilgrims but I bet they lost a lot of birds. If you have the right breed they replenish the flock quickly. I DON'T want to be negative but if you let them run free as soon as predators find them they will be killed...
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    Hoop Coop in TX, I think it might have been a bad idea

    Beg your pardon. This is a discussion and I was only putting forth an idea.:frow
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    Hoop Coop in TX, I think it might have been a bad idea

    My question is why take all the trouble and expense to use this set up which isn't working. It will be NO defense against dogs, cats, opossum or any bigger animals like raccoons, weasel, coyote, etc. Take it down and build or buy a small wooden shed which will be secure, cool in summer if you...
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    Hoop Coop in TX, I think it might have been a bad idea

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    Hard, Swollen ear lobe

    I'm with you. I would pick the scab to try to drain it. Chickens have a slightly higher body temperature so may fight off infection eventually, and they usually don't ACT sick until it's too late to help, but I would think helping it to drain, maybe flushing with peroxide, and applying some sort...
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    Free ranging question…

    I like the pellet gun idea but I know I'm not fast enough to hit something moving. I free range for an hour or so also staying close to them because I have had a near miss from a hawk when I was too far away. The rest of the time they are in a ¼ acre uncovered run with trees and structures they...
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    Can a hen die from being broody? 😥

    I'm so sorry about your hen. I have had silkies for decades and had them broody for 3 or 4 weeks without any eggs. Thats just the way they are, but never had any die on the nest. When I first started with chickens I religiously tried to keep them free from pests. Soaked the coop with chemicals...
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    Secrete to keeping silkies alive

    My silkies are out every day (except winter), rain or shine running in they're approx 1/4 acre run. No roof, just fencing, having fun like a chicken should.
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    Need advice/suggestions on what to do with Silkies...

    I find Silkies to be valuable just for hatching chicks if nothing else. They don't eat much, are just as cold tolerant as most other birds and integrate well in to a mixed flock. Unfortunately I think, looking at your pics of the 2 white birds, that they are both roosters.
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    Secrete to keeping silkies alive

    Your post made me laugh! thanks, you have a good sense of humour. Keep trying. Quite a few of my silkies have made it to 10, 11 plus years. I too do haircuts and it helps immensly.
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    Debate on food, free range and egg quality...

    I agree with the feed statement. You need to find good quality feed, but my chickens DO eat grass. Their run is about a quarter of an acre for 12-18 birds but they have nothing but weeds in there since they've eaten it all. They wait eagerly to be let out on the lawn where they eat grass...
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    Would you add a rooster?

    All this information is great. I will just add 1 more reason for having a rooster. If you buy chicks or older birds to add to your flock you will most likely bring in a disease that can have bad effects on your birds, or the new birds could be made sick from something in your flock that your...
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    Comment by 'myluckychucks' in article 'Tips for Successfully Sexing Your Chicks'

    Good article! I find the wing sexing method at 2 days old to be very accurate and it helps not letting you get too attached to that little cockerel you won't be able to keep.
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    Help me, help my uncommitted broody...

    I agree with Madamcontrary. Take her out of the nest when you see her there too long. Pick up eggs quickly. Otherwise leave her to do what she wants, she'll get it sorted eventually. You will go mad trying to manage mother nature.
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