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How Bad Are Snakes?He's beautiful! I almost got a scaleless albino male but decided to wait for a while. I love how they look without scales, they're not gross like...- Everose
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How Bad Are Snakes?Yep! He is a scaleless DH albino leucitic. He is a really friendly and curious little noodle who enjoys people watching (aka watching everyone who...- Logar
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How Bad Are Snakes?Very informative! I love the message. It could use a bit of editing, mostly punctuation such as when Logar said "cat like" when they should have...
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How Bad Are Snakes?Very true! Snakes are incredibly beneficial and they would rather not interact with us in the first place so leave them be people!
(unless...
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How Bad Are Snakes?Excellent article. I didn't know no snake chases us. We don't have many here so I didn't realize a lot. Someday you could update this with...- Debbie292d
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How Bad Are Snakes?This article is very informative and well written. I enjoyed reading it and learned a lot! Well done!- MamaPoult
Predators & Pests
Chickens are prey to many predators and can also be the hosts to some pests and parasites. Learn how to manage against some of the most common chicken pests and predators.
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How To Teach Your Puppy To Be Trustworthy Around Your Poultry
- Allsfairinloveandbugs
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Many people who have poultry will eventually bring home an adorable new puppy. Puppies entertain us with their cute and playful antics, steal our... -
Buffalo Gnats and what You NEED to Know!
- mixedUPturk
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They are deadly. "Buffalo gnat" is the name the LA AG center uses but they are also called black flies, bull head gnats, biting flies, turkey... -
Introducing Your Dog To Chickens- Tips & Tricks
- silkieaddictIN
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I was so excited to be bringing home my first chicks. I had everything prepared a week in advance, spent countless hours reading articles and... -
How to Treat Stick Tight Fleas in Poultry with Permethrin
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Got stick-tight fleas? Treat them safely with permethrin. Our guide provides step-by-step instructions for using this effective treatment. -
Top 10 Chicken Predators
- BYC Project Manager
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From aerial to ground predators, chickens often fall prey to many of these. There are many different things that happen from the most obvious to... -
Top 10 Ways to Protect Your Chickens from Predators
- BYC Project Manager
- 5 min read
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Predators are one of the greatest fears a chicken farmer has. They can be cunning, fast, and very sneaky. Your chickens will be drawing in... -
Raccoon - Chicken Predators - How To Protect Your Chickens From Coons
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General Information Raccoons (Procyon Lotor) a.k.a. Coons are one of the best known and easily recognized non-domesticated chicken predators... -
Mites & Lice Treatment And Prevention
- willowbranchfarm
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Mites & Lice! Treatment and Prevention A parasite is any living thing that lives off another living thing. External parasites can either... -
Winter Chicken Predators To Look Out For
- BYC Project Manager
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Wild animals, especially, can have a hard time in the winter. Due to a shortage of food and bitterly cold temperatures, finding food is difficult... -
Raccoons - My Experience With This Predator & Additional Information
- cluckmecoop7
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A Checklist to Avoiding Casualties in the Flock
- TheChiggens
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Now there are many different things that happen from the most obvious to the least. No matter what it seems like they're always getting into... -
Dealing with Mites
- The Chickens' Maid
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Mites are evil little creatures that can drain your poor flock of the will to even be active. Mites can drink chicken blood, eat feathers, and... -
How to stop hawks for 30 cents
- BYCforlife
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I have been using this method for quite a few years now and it has worked perfectly for me. This setup is a deterrent rather than something that... -
Stop Chicken Chasing Dogs While Using an Electric Collar in a Fair Way
- friednotscrambled
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How to properly use an e-collar on your dog so he doesn't chase or kill your chickens. -
Fisher Cat - Chicken Predators - How To Protect Your Chickens From Fisher Cats
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GENERAL INFORMATION The fisher cat (Martes pennanti), also known as the "pekan cat", or "black cat", is a large, dark coloured, furry member of... -
Weasel
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General Information and Description Three species of weasels can be found in North America and Canada. The long tailed weasel (Mustela frenata)... -
Internal Parasites - Parasitic Worms in Chickens
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Internal Parasites - Worms Worms, what are they, where do they come from and what to do about them. Worms are everywhere... they are in the... -
Mites on Chickens: Prevention & Treatment
- BYC Project Manager
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One of the most common problems chicken keepers encounter is mites on chickens. They can be introduced by wild birds or visiting rodents, or get...