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OMG the fox took your cat?? that is rare. So sorry for your loss, i personally would kill the fox, relocating it would only make it become someone elses problem and they could also loose chickens/cats. There are lots of traps you could buy and shooting it would be the best option. Sorry i can't...

I think so we have a labrador x staffy that loves to chase anything on a walk, birds like pheasants are his favourate game. Our chickens he seems to have no interest in, although the chickens are also used to him and don't run away from him. My partner also has a bull x lurcher that he uses for...

Do these snakes bother with hens that are too big for them to eat? I mean i have 2 snakes, only corn snakes mind but i'm pretty sure if in the wild they wouldn't bother with a hen. Here in Britain we only have grass & Adders in the wild, neither are a problem really. Just curious really.

We have two lots of 5 unsexed chicks. One set are 6 weeks and left there mother a week ago. The others are 5 weeks and still with broody. We think broody's ready to leave them as she's started laying again and started pulling her feathers out around her neck, as if she's stressed, athough she...

Thats some really good advise thanks, i'll definately be carrying a rake with me from now on. I love roo's aswell it will be such a shame if he turns really nasty and has to go. I don't know what its like for you guys but here in Britain its not easy finding new homes for cockerels, expecially...

Quote: Oh no i couldn't do that to my Rodney, he's my favourate. Do cockerels even taste good? He will have to go if he doesn't behave himself as he cant live with me as i live in the city, i don't think my mum will put up with that everyday, she rang me, not very happy about it. I knew after...

I kind of had a problem similar with one of our chicks, apart from the chick was pecking its own butt. Not sure if its even related to your problem but thought i'd mention it anyhow. Turned out the chick had an infection and just need antibiotics to clear it up. Do the bums look sort of wet...

He's about 18months now, luckily no children, i think he might have got the picture that he isn't the boss thats why he decided to take it out on looby. I cant understand it to be honest, he really is normally a big softy. He actually thinks i'm one of them as he dances around me. Maybe he just...

Oh right that's very interesting thanks guys. Was trying to add a picture of our's but cant work out how to do it. He has a very beautiful tail

Ok thanks just seen a picture of a ameraucana and they do look different. I'm guessing you can buy them here then, must be pretty rare and maybe of a different standard.

My RIR Cock rodney just attacked my mum when she went into the hen house to fill up his food. It's not dark yet so he could see her. He's usually a very friendly boy who likes a good tickle. When my mum pushed him away he started taking it out on one of our light sussex girls. What caused this...

Is the ameraucana the US version of the araucana? Or are they two different breeds? Just curious as we have a lavender araucana cock, not sure we can get ameraucana's in England, never come across one if there is. Might be a very stupid question, i'm still a chicken learner lol. Thanks

Rodney-RIR Cock (My baby!!) Claude-Lavender Araucana Cock Lilly- Amber star Looby- Light sussex Lou- Light sussex Ronnie- RIR Roxy- RIR Misery-Maran (she used to be miserable, not anymore lol) Maggie-Maran Mandie-Maran Vicky-Vorwek Violet-Vorwek Plus we have 10 unsexed chicks, so i might also...

OMG this is awful!! i'm truely sorry for your loss, you must be gutted. I'm sorry i can't give much imput on whether a predator did this, as we don't have the nasty critters you guys do. Maybe if he wasn't happy being in the coop he may have tried to jump/fly out, maybe the fireworks or a...

Very sad story! very sorry for your loss. It makes me sick that people have such little regard for peoples feelings. You had the right to shoot the dog, i would of done the same. They owe you big time, they only have themselves to blame perhaps they should try keeping there dogs under control...

Oh yeh a single fox could easily cause that much distruction. Here in England foxes are our biggest chicken killer, i know someone who lost around 100 to one fox. They tend to kill everything with a view of returning to collect the remaining later. My guess is it will be back soon. Sorry for...

Wow that is some cat!! my cat brings home all sorts but wont go near the chickens, she runs half a mile if my RIR cock comes near. If it is a cat, as much as i love cats, it needs dealing with. Do you have no idea who it belongs to? If its a stray i would just shoot it or at least relocate. If...

It looks exactly like one of my chicks and ive got RIR, RIR x light sussex & RIR x Maran's. So i think it could be a roadie chick. We've been trying to work out which one's are which, thanks

Hi everyone, whilst checking on our chicks today we noticed one seemed to be having a problem with its bum, it looks like some type of irritation which is causing the chick to pick at it. It basically looks like it has wet bum. At the time we thought it may be constipated because its bum was...

Quote: I didn't know they let you have guns on that side of the pond. You must have a licence for a gun and no criminal record to get one. I think rifles and shotguns anyway not sure about anything else. A lot of farmers in this country have them and will not hesitate to shoot any dog...