Thank you ALL! I've spent 12 years with Sampson (known him longer than my husband!!!)
I sympathize with the gentleman in Parker who lost his birds lately. Last week when we found Sampson's cancer, a raccoon or fox pulled 2 blue mottled cochin pullets through the chicken tractor 1.5 x 2 wire overnight. I woke to the second pullet screeching because her hip was chewed. How awful, she had to be euthanized and I've not yet caught the culprit in the live trap. BUT I did cover the chick tractor with tiny holed hailscreen. Another live & learn lesson.
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