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We just got back with the Isbars and Cream Legbars. The Cream Legbars were easy to move but the Isbars were awful. One of the splash girls thrashed the entire time. Broke my glasses and split my lip. She escaped from the coop and is wandering the yard at the new house. Michael tried to catch her but couldn't. I am sure she will be gone by morning especially if she wanders into the emu pen. Nothing else I can do.

Thanks for the condolences on my turkeys. The neighbor that called to tell us talked to Michael and said "all your chickens are dead." We rushed over to find the carnage in the turkey pen but the chickens were all ok. I knew it was going to happen sooner or later because they just would not go in the coop at night. They got to big to drag down from the roof and put them inside. I will sure miss them. They were they sweetest things ever. I learned my lesson regarding turkeys and I will not try them again. They need a pen that is Fort Knox secure. I tried my best.

On the bright side we finished three coops and runs. I now have my Isbars and Cream Legbars separated and in their own coops. Tomorrow we will bring the layers and the Icelandics. I guess since we no longer need the coop for the turkeys I can separate my layers from the Icelandics. They will love not having a rooster around. I have been thinking about starting up a little fresh egg business anyway. Oh, and one of the cream legbars is broody again.

Best news, we brought Lukka home this afternoon and she is tucked safely away as the first inhabitant of the Icelandic coop. All three of her eggs hatched. A yellow, a black and a chipmunk patterned. Pics tomorrow.

I have not had a day this horrible in a long time. I am going to take my meds, shower and go to bed. Tomorrow has to be a better day.

Thanks you guys for being such good friends to me.

Mary
 
So sorry to hear about your turkeys. We've been hit twice now by predators. The first time they killed a bird in the pen, but couldn't get it out and they gave up and left. We then reinforced the pens. The second time, they drug a bird through a chain link fence (the bachelor pen always insisted on sleeping on the ground up against the wire, no matter how many times I ran them away). They killed the bird and drug/ate half of it through the wire. The rest of the bird was laying partially eaten inside the pen.

On the brighter note, we caught and dispatched two racoons and two opossums. Haven't trapped anything since. Also, the boys in that pen still sleep on the ground, but always against an inside fence that butts up to another pen.

Glad to hear your chickens came through unscathed.

Deb
 
Mary... you need to get a livestock guardian dog like a Great Pyrenees!! They can be trained to guard birds as well as goats etc... I have a GP that is just over 2 and it was amazing to see the instinctive behavior that he demonstrated.. He also learns quickly... I have corrected bad behavior a couple of times and it never happens again.. I no longer worry about anything messing with any of our animals which is a big relief since we still live 5 miles away from our little farm.. (hopefully we will be able to build our home next summer)
 

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