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    Predator identification? ((Graphic photo))

    Your predator will return, keep your birds in their safe coop for two to three weeks if it's a raptor, maybe longer if a ground predator. If you can set up a game camera or two that might help ID your predator. Leaving the carcass out there might attract some critters, might also be helpful. Mary
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    Hello from the Keweenaw Peninsula of Michigan

    Welcome! Hope you're managing up there with this winter's weather; from down here it looks pretty grim. And glad you are going to do chickens again, they are so good to have. mary
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    Feeding My Flock

    Styrofoam is the best! My birds think so too! Actually, any insulation, if available, must be yummy... Mary
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    Feeding My Flock

    It's best to have their primary balanced diet available all the time, and then the other goodies are treats, not more than maybe 10% of their daily diet. Of course they'd rather have all those goodies! Mary
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    Please help! Rooster spurs cutting hens side!

    Standard size roosters have very tough spurs, use a Dremel, it definitely works best. One person holds the bird, the other person uses the Dremel. Mary
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    Splitting Chick Order With Friends

    Shipped chicks are usually way more stressed than home raised chicks, and that's why the heat lamp makes a difference immediately. Mary
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    Splitting Chick Order With Friends

    Many hatcheries recommend that the chicks go under a heat lamp for the first couple of days, not only a brooder plate. I've found this to be best advice, and lost chicks when we tried only the brooder plate when they arrived. After that bad experience, we have a heat lamp, floor temp about 95F...
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    Splitting Chick Order With Friends

    Welcome! Are your chicks arriving by mail? If yes, have you talked to your local post office in person, you must do that soon, making sure that your phone numbers are there, and that you want a call any time of the day or night, and you will pick them up immediately on arrival! If there's a...
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    Hawk threat

    We have lost birds, including a standard sized hen, to Cooper's hawks here. Keep you birds in a covered run, and that includes the time these hatchlings are learning to hunt! Spend some time enlarging your run, this is good motivation for that project! Roosters are good at giving alerts, but...
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    Retriever Thread!!!

    All dogs have health issues! Really serious breeders will screen their dogs for as many problems as they can, xrays, blood DNA tests, whatever are available. That helps a lot! Recently (last weekend!) I talked to some Chessie breeders at a dog show, who said that many current breeders (them!)...
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    Retriever Thread!!!

    I would see 'mobility issues' as a problem with many Chessies, who need a firm leader, and might decide to guard you inappropriately. They didn't work well as guide dogs for the blind, because they wanted to guard their blind person too enthusiastically. Mary
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    Chicken Math Got Me Bad....

    No, No, please post it here! Mary
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    Retriever Thread!!!

    I did forget about the Curly Coated and the NS Duckies, both available, and the NS dogs are very nice. Must be firm to have a Chessie! Mary
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    Ol' Grey Mare's Project 365 (er, 295....)

    What is it? Slug? Snail? Not here in the colder north... Mary
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    Retriever Thread!!!

    So many choices! Most popular, Goldens (all that hair!) or most popular, Labs? Both likely to be easily trained and not aggressive, although I've met very nasty individuals on both breeds, so it's still important to select carefully. Less popular, Flat coats. And my personal favorite...
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