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    What did this??? :(

    I still say only a large predator could have this strength or motivation. Like a bear, cougar, or human, but I don't think cougars tear into things like coops. It's kinda creepy, to be honest. The tips of the wires look cut to me. They are all pretty uniformly "broken" at the same angle, in...
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    SNAKE PROBLEM...BIG SNAKE PROBLEM!

    Shavings, if not too deep, should be less interesting for the snakes to come take cover in than hay. Good move.
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    Old school tried and true solutions to most threats to your flock. Cheap and easy!

    It is actually illegal to kill a bird-of-prey in ANY situation, livestock or not. They are exempt from the rule that allows you to protect your animals by killing. And if you get caught killing one(which is pretty likely, as many people watch/track these species), you are in for a world of...
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    Old school tried and true solutions to most threats to your flock. Cheap and easy!

    Actually, those tools are used by the most experienced herpetologist around the world to handle some of the most dangerous snakes. I use them when handling venomous or really nasty snakes. They do work incredibly well, and a longer version combined with the length of your arm will keep the snake...
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    SNAKE PROBLEM...BIG SNAKE PROBLEM!

    ^^Don't waste your money, They will not. Snakes cannot "smell" in the traditional sense, so it is completely ineffective.
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    Old school tried and true solutions to most threats to your flock. Cheap and easy!

    These two tools are the easiest and safest way to handle venomous snakes, or any snakes for that matter. The top is called a snake hook, which you just slide under the snake mid-body and can move it easily that way, and the bottom in snake tongs, with a grabbing mechanism on the end for...
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    SNAKE PROBLEM...BIG SNAKE PROBLEM!

    If taken at least a few miles away, snakes will not come back. They do not have the "homing instinct" that mammals do ,and it would waste far too much energy to travel all the way back if they could. Reptiles are very different from mammals in their habits, and much easier to deal with/remove.
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    Snakes Kill Chickens!

    The hardware cloth will keep out all snakes that are even remotely big enough to pose a threat to your birds.
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    Old school tried and true solutions to most threats to your flock. Cheap and easy!

    You do realize that "grannies snake mace" will do much worse things to your chickens than the snake itself will.
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    SNAKE PROBLEM...BIG SNAKE PROBLEM!

    Move the ones you find farther away, and there is no snake deterrent that works except for snake proofing your coop. If you have fencing, put another layer of something with small holes around the perimeter of the fence. It can be flimsy and cheap, but it will make it much less fun for a snake...
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    What did this??? :(

    Do you guys have bears?
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    duck and geese --- sexual predators

    My geese were always as alert at night as they were in the day. Sometimes, they'd just stay awake and doodle around like normal. That tactic definitely won't work. My geese were my babies and only attacked me once at sexual maturity, so they were extremely easy to handle 99% of the time. When...
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    First predator and a kill

    Believe it or not, there have been others on here who have actually appreciated the time and effort I put into identifying their mystery snake and telling them more about it. I am not required to post, but I am also under no obligation to stay away from something I feel needs to be addressed...
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    duck and geese --- sexual predators

    Call your local Fish and Wildlife department or Wildlife and Parks. He committed a federal offense by killing those birds and needs to have the smack laid down on him one way or another for his cruel and awful behavior. If that was my child, he would be in for a world of punishment and a reality...
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    First predator and a kill

    Katie, two points. One, this is a social forum open to all opinions, so you will likely hear it from someone that you didn't need to kill it. Normally that person would be me, but I am growing weary around here of the staunchly defended mentality that the only good snake is a dead snake because...
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    Infuriating Lazy Scavenging Birds

    Clearly you are trying to pick a fight by intentionally misinterpreting what I said. Every poultry keeper knows that Coccidia becomes more active when the soil gets wet and stays wet for a period of time. My chicks contracted Coccidiosis from the soil where it is found because of all the mud...
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    stupid question, garter snake in chicken run, no big deal???

    Scared snakes hiss because they cannot scream, growl, bark, squawk, etc. They really are incredibly defenseless and coming up short in the useable threat department.
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    Infuriating Lazy Scavenging Birds

    I have had chickens around for 20 years, always had wild birds of all species that share their feeders, never had a SINGLE chicken get ANY illness besides a fresh batch of chicks got Coccidia when they were first put outside and it rained. I have raised over 100 chickens. No wild bird illnesses...
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    100 ground bees- how can I get rid of them keeping the area safe for chickens

    -_- It isn't just Honeybees that pollinate our crops. Bumblebees are VERY beneficial as well.
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    Dead ilkie gooey from beak to shoulders. What killed it?

    Sulfur is a wives-tale. Mothballs are a wives-tale. All snake deterrents are wives-tales and completely ineffective. You want no snakes around, you must either 1. Move out of the country or 2. Pick up any garbage lying around for them to hide under. Reptile enthusiasts like me actually lay down...
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