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  1. Rogdog

    Barred Rock Rooster vs Raven?

    I think I'd rather feed my chickens to the Ravens than have Guenea fowl running around. I brought some home from the feed store as a kid. Thought they'd be cool to add to my chickens, ducks, rabbits, sheep and horse managerie. They flew directly into the trees, never to be caught again...
  2. Rogdog

    Barred Rock Rooster vs Raven?

    I'm thinking the occasional North Idaho Raven is not as formidable as the Alaska type. They're certainly not as numerous and soon to be decremented by one. I put my chicken enclosure on skids so I can move it around with the tractor. But it was never meant to be a "chicken tractor" the...
  3. Rogdog

    Headless in the yard - still a coon?

    Quote: We've lost two, two month old Dominiques to that kill style. Raven. Both happened between two and three PM on different days. I saw him on the fence then went outside to find the first dead, headless pullet. The second time we caught him just after the deed, eating the brain.
  4. Rogdog

    Barred Rock Rooster vs Raven?

    We have a small flock of Doms, Wyandottes and Orpingtons. Now two months old. We've been letting them out into the pasture near the house recently as they are too many for their little enclosure ( until the cull ) We've lost two Dominique pullets to a raven. Yes, I'm sure it's a Raven and I'm...
  5. Rogdog

    Is this reasonable

    Ok, thanks all. Out they go. But, I'll add the second lamp. BTW. Storey's Guide to Chickens recomends giving them half an hour of darkness every day. Well, I unplugged their heat lamp the other night for their half hour while the house was still warm. Forgot about it and went to bed. The house...
  6. Rogdog

    Is this reasonable

    Fred's Hens : I brood outside from day 1 in an unheated barn or garage. As long as the hot spot circle is 85, which is easy to do with a 250watt red bulb, at 18", they'll be just fine. We've had nights in the mid 20's and no complaining, no piling on. Chickens were brooded in unheated barns...
  7. Rogdog

    Is this reasonable

    Quote: Yeah, they're screened with hardware cloth. I meant should I block it to help keep them warm if I move them out. The thing's a fortress. I'm not worried about anything getting in except the cold.
  8. Rogdog

    Is this reasonable

    We have 27 two week old chicks that are outgrowing the 2X4 box that we have in the laundry room. Somebody has to move outside. Maybe me. We don't have any big chickens yet, these are our starters. I brooded chicks once before (35 years ago) but that was in SoCal. This is Northern Idaho. I guess...
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