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hedgehog

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4. Last fall, we were out of town and the people

Reply to elleng (Reply #3)

Fri Mar 2, 2012, 01:55 PM

Mar 2012

who were taking care of our chickens came by one evening to close up the hen house and discovered that about 20 chickens had vanished. No feathers, no blood, no sign of what had happened. The rest were huddling under the lilac bush and had to be shooed into the hen house. We think there must have been a bunch of raptors passing over on their way south.

I've lost one or two over the years, but nothing like this. I'm just crossing my fingers for Spring.

We refer to this as our contribution to wildlife!

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WOW! The geese are headed north, big time! [View all] hedgehog Mar 2012 OP

I've been seeing them pipi_k Mar 2012 #1

We have small groups that hang on the Oswego River hedgehog Mar 2012 #2

VERY NEAT! elleng Mar 2012 #3

Last fall, we were out of town and the people hedgehog Mar 2012 #4

Yes, your 'contribution,' part of the food chain! elleng Mar 2012 #6

I love seeing them. They are always so...um vocal. alphafemale Mar 2012 #5