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Barnevelder Chicken Adventures
January 31, 2020 · Backyard Poultry Contributor · Chickens 101
Add to Favorites Ryan B. Walden, Wisconsin – It was the winter of 2007, I had been chickenless for several months, and the snow was deep. Cabin fever was at its peak. …
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Chicken Predators and Winter: Tips to Keep Your Flock Safe
Add to Favorites 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 …
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What Killed My Chicken?
February 20, 2019 · Gail Damerow · Coops
Add to Favorites By Gail Damerow – Keep a flock for long and sooner or later you’ll be asking yourself, “What killed my chicken?” Many marauders love our backyard chickens as …
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How to Protect Chickens from Hawks
February 20, 2019 · Pam Freeman · Coops
When I walked out to the chicken coop and looked up, I was horrified to see a red-tailed hawk calmly eating one of my White Leghorns. When the hawk spotted me, it flew off and dropped the Leghorn’s body.
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