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    Decimated flock

    Thanks for all your advice. Thanks for all your advice. First off I don't believe in rehoming predators like coons unless that home is 6 feet under. I know I'll probably get some flak for that but I don't care. I have put in countless hours raising and taking care of my birds that I...
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    Decimated flock

    Well when she disappeared it was right before dusk. It wasn't dark yet but it was getting that way quick. I have caught a skunk in that pen once before when my electric fence was turned off and I didn't realize it. I ran inside to grab a shotgun and it was gone in less than a minute with no...
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    Decimated flock

    Well that had a lot of handy dandy info in it for what to look for. I know the killer is nocturnal but that's about it.
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    Decimated flock

    Well based on what's listed there I'd say it was a raccoon. But a possum and fox also fits the bill with some of the bodies.
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    Decimated flock

    The only one that vanished completely without a trace is the one we just found hiding in the barn. All the others were either decapited with no sign of their head or they were completely devoured.
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    Decimated flock

    Well I got 2 surprises. First surprise came when my sister called me before I got home and said she found the last hen alive and well. Somehow she escaped the pen and and I guess was hiding somewhere in the barn a few hundred feet from the pen. The second surprise came early this morning. I...
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    Decimated flock

    Don't worry, I'm not going to do something that crazy or stupid. Tried the bait and as of right now don't have a camera to put out there. I have stayed up to midnight one night watching for him in hopes of catching that sucker in the act. There are no over hanging trees close to the pen. The...
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    Decimated flock

    No tracks, nothing. There was a large pile of poop in one corner of the pen. I'm thinking it looked to large for a mink or some such and was most likely a very large coon. This coon is seriously tough as the only way into the pen is right over an electric fence and we have that thing cranked...
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    Decimated flock

    To answer your questions first I already know how it got in. Second no I have not caught it and not only that but it did decide to grab an early supper last night because it didn't even wait till sunset to get her. No body, no feathers nothing. She was gone without a trace. I don't think...
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    Decimated flock

    I don't intend on using her as bait. I feel so sorry for this hen. I have a live trap that I intend to set and hopefully catch it. We are thinking it's a really big male coon because when we set this trap before the bait would be eaten and the trap sprung but no coon anywhere to be seen. So...
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    Decimated flock

    Thanks for the advice. I don't currently own a game cam but it looks like I'll have to invest in one. It just makes me so angry that I put so much time and effort into raising these animals for them to just to annihilated by some random predator. I've dealt with owls by spooking them off...
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    Decimated flock

    Last year I lost roughly half my flock to what I'm sure was a coon. We set traps and caught a she coon but that was it. The killing stopped and then a couple days later started again. We lost 2-3 chickens a night. We put up an electric fence and for a few months nothing happened. All our...
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    Needing advice on injured baby duck

    Hey all. I finally caved and bought a couple ducks for my yard and one of them has an injured leg and am looking for some advice. The poor thing appears to have at some point broken it's leg and it didn't set right. The duck looks fine when it's standing but it has problems walking and can't...
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    Looking at getting first turkeys have questions

    Thanks for all the info guys I really appreciate it. One more question though. Would there be any health risks if they were to fraternize with any other type of fowl like ducks or geese?
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    Looking at getting first turkeys have questions

    Wow thanks for that glad you told me about the parasite. So I would a barrier between the turkey and chicken pen be effective or would they need to be on opposite ends of my property? I use chain link fence panels and have one panel separating the two pens.
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    Looking at getting first turkeys have questions

    Hey all. I am thinking about raising some turkeys for thanksgiving this year and wanted to ask a few questions about raising them. First off what breed would you recommend? I don't want something that's going to be vicious and try to tear my throat out every time I go into the pen. Second...
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    Hen sick. Emergency PLEASE HELP

    Thanks for the info. I have already disposed of the body though. If anymore get sick I'll know who to contact now. Thank you very much
  18. blitz1027

    Hen sick. Emergency PLEASE HELP

    I've tried to do that before with other birds that had died but no one within hours of me doesn't do it.
  19. blitz1027

    Hen sick. Emergency PLEASE HELP

    Sorry didn't have a chance to update here yesterday. So let everyone know what happened to my girl, she died yesterday afternoon. It was very sad. I have since been to the store and bought some stuff to dust they're coops and perches for mites. Thanks everyone for all your help.
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    Hen sick. Emergency PLEASE HELP

    Will do. She is currently sitting comfortably in my living room in a large soft sided dog carrier
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