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    Extended broodiness?

    Update: Day 3 and I think we're through it. This AM, I checked food and water, and she seemed a tiny bit upset with me getting near the cage, but this afternoon, she seemed back to normal--amazing how slim she looks (normal) when she's not all puffed up! I let her out of the cage, and she...
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    Extended broodiness?

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    Extended broodiness?

    You are correct--2 days now and zero change--I'm a softie I guess, and don't like keeping her in there...
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    Extended broodiness?

    Start of Day 2: Broody Bluebell still broody. Changed out her water in the cage while she watched, disapprovingly, puffed-up to near the size of a basketball.
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    Extended broodiness?

    Update 2: The ceramic eggs worked, getting others to lay in other boxes, but before I knew it, Broody Bluebell sat on one of them, and one of her own too. So, it's day 1 of broody jail. I used a rabbit/small animal cage. Set that on 2x4s underneath, directed a fan that way, not too strong, plus...
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    Extended broodiness?

    Update: Thanks for the info. And yes, I tried removing her for a couple days. No luck, so broody jail it is, poor thing.
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    Extended broodiness?

    Update: 1) got a small cage, 2) also got some ceramic eggs, to lure her into one of the other available boxes--worked IMMEDIATELY :) as one of my New Hampshire hopped on to lay, thus breaking the log jam where they all wanted to lay in the same box, and 3) will see how this set-up, with the...
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    Extended broodiness?

    OK, Thank you. I'd seen/read about those, but hoping it would resolve. I will give this a try.
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    Extended broodiness?

    Howdy All: I have a 2-year old Australorp. Healthy, raised from a chick. She's been a good layer, but recently started going broody, and camps all day on her egg, and/or those of her flock mates. Small flock of 4, counting her (Bluebell). Because it's hot (Texas), I'm concerned for her health...
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    Lost Australorp

    Sorry to hear about your loss. We too lost an Australorp last year. She was about 6 months old. They were locked safely in the barn, or so I thought. She literally vanished. I found 1-2 feathers, but no sign of struggle. We suspect bobcat, who would powerful and stealthy enough to have pulled...
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    Checking-In On Peeps - Post Here To Say Hello!

    Been a while since I posted here. Hope Y'all are well. Tragedy (and coyotes) struck a couple years ago, taking a couple of our small flock of 5 (Orangina 1 and Orangina 2). Then we lost our old-timer (Easter) and Gorgeous (a beautiful campine) to sickness, leaving just 1--Shaggy--also a...
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    10 Skunks successfully evicted from barn

    You're right--trap and disposal might be the only way. Seems like you can get them to vacate a structure, but they're reluctant to move completely out of the area. Good luck with your traps.
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    10 Skunks successfully evicted from barn

    They're back (again)--but this time in the neighbor's barn! Sounds like some kind of trap and relocate might be required...
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    10 Skunks successfully evicted from barn

    Update: Back from a 1-week vacation. Seems they've moved on--no sign of return as of now.
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    10 Skunks successfully evicted from barn

    In my college days on a road trip near Santa Barbara, my friend spotted a rattlesnake on the side of the road, we stopped, put it in a cardboard box which we put in the floorboard, with my foot on it, for the remainder of our trip--2-3 hours. What was I thinking? We also heard about an...
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    10 Skunks successfully evicted from barn

    They're back! Evicted from the barn two days ago, now spotted them roaming around the house tonight. I chased them off, into the fields as far as I could, checked for any holes, found none. Going on vacation tomorrow for a week--I fear the worst upon my return :-(
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    10 Skunks successfully evicted from barn

    Great story, Mary. You were brave! I was told the young ones couldn't spray, but that was proved untrue in my case--so yes I think you did get lucky--maybe the skunk sensed your good intentions! Cheers.
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    Chickens in Dallas

    Thanks for the tip. I did underestimate things for sure--amazing the critters you don't even see--snakes and skunks for example--until there's a reason for them to come out. Last year it was snakes, who killed one chick (just suffocated it, then spat it out because it was too big to swallow)...
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    10 Skunks successfully evicted from barn

    Yes, a memorable one for us for sure. Cheers.
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    10 Skunks successfully evicted from barn

    Thanks. I'm glad they're gone too--for now at least!
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