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  1. oldbaymare

    Fox got my hens.........question...........

    muell112...........once they are out I can't shoo them all back in again. We pretty much just sit out with them and enjoy the evening untill dusk when they all go back in on thier own. I had just gone in to use the bathroom and feed the dog, it couldn't have been 15 minutes tops. That's why I...
  2. oldbaymare

    Fox got my hens.........question...........

    Lollipop..........yep......caught in the act. The first time just saw it running away, the second time it was on a chicken and the dog went after it.
  3. oldbaymare

    Just lost 20 chickens to what appears to be a weasle this a.m.

    I'm so sorry. That's a terrible thing to have happen. People warned me about weasles and such but I have yet to actually see one.
  4. oldbaymare

    Greetings from Massachusetts

    Thanks for the welcome! Looking forward to reading and learning!
  5. oldbaymare

    Fox got my hens.........question...........

    I haven't used a gun in about 20 years and the wait here is about 30 days for a permit due to background checks etc....good news is one hen came home this morning,injured but in good spirits.Got her cleaned up, on Baytril,and in the house. Still missing two,one Buff and one NH red. Buried the...
  6. oldbaymare

    Greetings from Massachusetts

    Glad I found this forum! I am in central Mass. Love looking at everyones chicken photos!! I have Barred Rock, Buff Orps, NH Reds and french guineas.
  7. oldbaymare

    Fox got my hens.........question...........

    The chickens are in a 10 X 12 horse stall. They have a little "chicken door" that I open in the AM and close in the PM. Thier door opens into a 40 ft run completely enclosed. They are only loose under supervision.That's why I believe we are being watched. They (the fox)got a quick opportunity...
  8. oldbaymare

    Fox got my hens.........question...........

    I lost 5 hens tonight to a fox. I wasn't gone 15 minutes in the house, came back out and my dog took off into the pasture and the fox ran off like a bat out of hell. I'm sure that's what killed my two guineas and two hens last week. Same scenario.......go inside for 15 minutes, come back out to...
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