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She was secretly making cup cakes for My Son and His Girlfriends Baby Gender reveal event . Its a Girl .
 
We lost one of our Rhode Island Reds yesterday to a coyote. I set a trap for it by the coop. This morning I went out with a flashlight and could see fresh tracks in the new snow. I followed the tracks around the cabin. He even came up on the front porch of the cabin. Then they went over to the coop and he stepped right on the trap. But with the new snow the trap didn't fire. I'll reset the trap later today in another location under a tree where the snow won't interfer with the trap.
This was the first chicken that we lost here to predators.
 
I’ve been thinking of getting a few turkeys again. Talk about large eggs. They are more interesting than chickens too. A lot more intelligent. My problem is with the two large outside dogs if I bring anything home the boys are always looking for a way to kill it. It takes a lot of effort to stop a couple of determined dogs.
 
I’ve been thinking of getting a few turkeys again. Talk about large eggs. They are more interesting than chickens too. A lot more intelligent. My problem is with the two large outside dogs if I bring anything home the boys are always looking for a way to kill it. It takes a lot of effort to stop a couple of determined dogs.
Invisible fence line around the coop will help if you don't mind putting shock collars on your dogs.
 
Invisible fence line around the coop will help if you don't mind putting shock collars on your dogs.
One of them has a shock collar now to keep him on the property. I hate doing it but it’s better than him getting in fights or run over. My 2.5 acres are fenced but this guy was an escape artist. I may do an enclosure for birds again but if they ever escape they have a life expectancy of seconds at best.
 
My family never had good luck with chickens. I remember them getting eaten by cats and such but rarely by humans.
Predators and diseases are a constant threat. Both can be dealt with but it’s a lot of work. I raised chickens, ducks, rabbits and even a turkey. Most was to learn to deal with the issues that arise with taking care of them. At least I worked most of the bugs out of how to keep them alive anyways. As far as being practical though, for now it’s cheaper to buy eggs and meat at the grocery. And if I want to go away for a long weekend it’s alot easier without all the ‘pets’. If we have any kind of economic collapse though the experience would help ensure you are able to eat.
 
My grandmother must have had some really resilient chickens. Free roaming out in the country. How did they manage to survive?
Lol. I guess you just breed lots of them to replace the losses from hawks, foxes, and disease. I imagine free range birds are more resistant to disease too. Keeping lots of birds in close quarters just ensures that when one gets sick they all would. I’m also sure that most farmers would quickly shoot any dog that killed their birds, eliminating that problem at least.
 
My grandmother must have had some really resilient chickens. Free roaming out in the country. How did they manage to survive?
Our neighbors had some like that too. He said foxes got them sometimes but he always seemed to have some alive somehow.
 

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