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Mountain Lions - Chicken Predators - How To Protect Your Chickens
GENERAL INFORMATION Mountain lions (Felis concolor), are the second largest native North American cat (the jaguar is slightly larger). They are known by a number of different names - cougar, panther,...
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Crow - Chicken Pests - How To Protect Your Chickens From Crows
General information and Description Crows are scavenger birds of the genus Corvus in in the Cirvidea family, which also includes magpies, ravens and about 120 other bird species. Crows thrive in......
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Coyote - Chicken Predators - How To Protect Your Chickens From Coyotes
COYOTE General Information Coyotes (Canis latrans) are a species of canine found throughout North and Central America, Mexico, Panama and Canada. Coyotes tend to travel in large groups, knows as...
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Bear - Chicken Predators - How To Protect Your Chickens From Bears
Bear General Information and description Bears are omnivores in the Ursidae family. They are found mostly in North America, Europe and northern and... Bear - Chicken Predators - How To Protect Your...
View ArticleLice Chicken Pests How To Protect Your Chickens From Lice
Lice General Information and Description Common poultry lice are pests or ectoparasites infesting the skins of chickens. Lice are often 1/25 of an inch to ¼ inch long, and are straw-colored or...
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Mouse - Chicken Pests - How To Protect Your Chickens From Mice
General Information Mice are mammals that belong to the order of rodents. They are small animals with pointed snouts, small rounded ears, short legs and a long naked, or almost naked, hairless tail....
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Dog - Chicken Predators - How To Protect Your Chickens From Dogs
General Information Ask any farm or poultry breeder and he will tell you, without hesitation, that dogs and chickens don’t naturally mix. Unless trained to recognize the chickens in a barn, dogs are...
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Cat - Chicken Predators - How To Protect Your Chickens From Cats
Cats General Information and Description Domestic cats (Felis Catus or Felus Silvestris Catus) are one of the most popular house pets in the world. Cats are... Cat - Chicken Predators - How To...
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Raccoon - Chicken Predators - How To Protect Your Chickens From Coons
General Information Raccoons (Procyon Lotor) a.k.a. Coons are one of the best known and easily recognized non-domesticated chicken predators. Due to their adaptability raccoons are able to use urban...
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Rat - Chicken Pests - How To Protect Your Chickens From Rats
General Information and Description Widely considered a pest in homes and farms, rats are long-tailed rodents in the biological superfamily Muroidea. Their large size distinguishes them from mice....
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Bobcat - Chicken Predators - How To Protect Your Chickens From Bobcats
General Information & Description The bobcat (Lynx Rufus) is a member of the Felidae cat family. The most common wild cat in the US, the bobcat is named for it's short, bobbed tail. Bobcats are...
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Mites - Chicken Pests - How To Protect Your Chickens From Mites
Mites One of the most common problems encountered when raising and keeping poultry is mites. They can be introduced by wild birds or visiting rodents, or get picked up when your birds get into...
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Fisher Cat - Chicken Predators - How To Protect Your Chickens From Fisher Cats
GENERAL INFORMATION The fisher cat (Martes pennanti), also known as the "pekan cat", or "black cat", is a large, dark coloured, furry member of the weasel family. These forest dwelling mammals are...
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Red Fox - Chicken Predators - How To Protect Your Chickens From Foxes
General Information The red fox is a quick, skillful hunter, feeding on a wide variety of foods. Mice are often eaten, especially during the winter months and cottontail rabbits are also an important...
View ArticleSnake - Chicken Predators - How To Protect Your Chickens From Snakes
General Information & Description Snakes are long, legless carnivorous reptiles of the suborder Serpentes. Fifteen families of snakes are currently recognized, comprising of more than 2,900...
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Squirrel - Chicken Pests - How To Protect Your Chickens From Squirrels
Squirrel General Information & Description Squirrels belong to the large rodent order called Sciuridae. They are generally small furry mammals that are smaller than... Squirrel - Chicken Pests -...
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Weasel - Chicken Predators - How To Protect Your Chickens From Weasels
Weasel General Information and Description Three species of weasels can be found in North America and Canada. The long tailed weasel, which is sometimes measure as long as 24 inches (61cm), the...
View ArticlePoultry Ticks
Welcome to the wonderful world of Poultry Ticks (Argas persicus and A. sanchezi) (under construction--let the itching commence) In the first year of raising chickens here in Arizona, I discovered that...
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A Cure for Stick Tight Fleas
Poultry fleas, also known as stick tight fleas due to their ability to attach themselves to a host and not let go, can be a danger to your flock as well as your domestic pets. These nasty little...
View ArticleMites & Lice Treatment And Prevention
Mites & Lice! Treatment and Prevention A parasite is any living thing that lives off another living thing. External parasites can either suck blood or eat feathers. Chickens with bad infestations...
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