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Prevent Quail Predators
Preventive planning for quail safety can help keep your flock safe from a range of predators such as rats, hawks, opossums, and more.
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A Year-Round Chicken Care Calendar
This year-round chicken care calendar should help you know what to expect when starting your own flock.
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Building a Portable Chicken Coop
A “chicken tractor,” or portable chicken coop, could be as simple as a truck cap on wheels to a more elaborate one.
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Do Foxes Eat Chickens in Broad Daylight?
Do foxes eat chickens? You bet they do. That said, I never worried about the presence of a family of red foxes in the woods next to our home until I acquired my flock of backyard chickens.
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Gardening with Guinea Fowl
Is gardening with guinea fowl possible? Absolutely! Guineas take care of ticks, grasshoppers, Japanese beetles and other obnoxious bugs in your garden without wrecking your plants.
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Guinea Fowl Care: Housing and Winter Survival
Guinea fowl that are trained to roost inside a shelter at night will outlive those that roost in trees. Guinea fowl have been reported to have lived to be 17 years or older, but unfortunately, more lose their lives to predators than to old age.
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Chicken Predators and Winter: Keep Your Flock Safe
Chicken predators are always a concern for small flock owners, but the risk of attack may actually be worse in winter months. Winter is the season of privation for all creatures, but extreme weather can change it from a time of scarcity to a season of starving.
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Dos and Don’ts When Protecting Chickens from Predators
Besides providing basic care for your flock, protecting chickens from predators tops the must-do list for a chicken keeper.
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Protecting Chickens From Predators: Can You Predator Proof Your Flock?
Can you predator proof your flock? Of course, the answer is yes and no. As with most all other issues in life, the question of protecting chickens from predators is relative to the situation.
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A Guide to Duck Shelters for Winter
With their double coat of waterproof feathers over thick, warm fluffy down and a layer of body fat, ducks (regardless of duck breeds) are exceedingly cold-hardy. They love being outdoors year-round in most climates, perfectly happy playing in the rain and even the snow.
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