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<blockquote data-quote="Carlos" data-source="post: 5326432" data-attributes="member: 15745"><p>Copied from Facebook:</p><p>Okay I'd like your input if you've hunted a farm BEFORE and AFTER chicken litter has been used.</p><p>Got a shock this morning; went to listen to a favorite farm and right off the bat I smelled something funny. Then started seeing bones and feathers….then it gets full daylight and there are buzzards EVERYWHERE!</p><p>I mean more than I have ever seen in my life and I'm 60 years old!</p><p>Also all I saw were coyote tracks everywhere. Plus I saw 2 coyotes.</p><p>I always thought chicken litter was poop but apparently it's everything but a live chicken.</p><p>I checked with the farmer and he said they put it down last week.</p><p>Didn't hear any gobbling but this is a farm where if you creep around and use your binos you'll probably find them. Not today. Didn't even see any sign.</p><p>Am I over reacting?</p><p>Will they come back?</p><p>This isn't my only place but it was kind of a favorite because it's really close and I'm usually able to take one a year off of it.</p><p></p><p>What do y'all think?</p><p></p><p>One reply:</p><p>I may be wrong, and no I'm not a scientist or doctor or wildlife expert and so on… </p><p>But I used to raise chickens for several years had 200 plus at one time, I decided I'd buy a few domestic turkeys, an old man that knew I owned chickens said boy don't pen them together or up close even </p><p>Them turkeys will get sick and die </p><p>I thought no way my flock is healthy I keep them wormed and such… </p><p>Turkeys go in chicken pen, a few days go by turkeys are healthy as can be </p><p>All of a sudden Turkey hens start mysteriously dying as if they'd just stopped breathing and fell over </p><p>Then the gobbler followed the same way… </p><p>That same man later on told me he'd heard that and witnessed that his whole life… </p><p>Now I've been to people's farms where turkeys ducks chickens and what not are all running loose all over and that may make a difference not sure… </p><p>But what I do know is that Wayne county where I primarily did all my Turkey hunting was loaded with birds, and all of a sudden about the time the county got loaded with chicken houses, they started dropping off slowly, then a huge decline after the local farmers started spreading chicken manure on cattle pastures, and such that were once full of turkeys </p><p>Not saying it's all the answer and there is obviously large predator numbers and such, but I truly in my heart believe that it has something to do with it</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Carlos, post: 5326432, member: 15745"] Copied from Facebook: Okay I’d like your input if you’ve hunted a farm BEFORE and AFTER chicken litter has been used. Got a shock this morning; went to listen to a favorite farm and right off the bat I smelled something funny. Then started seeing bones and feathers….then it gets full daylight and there are buzzards EVERYWHERE! I mean more than I have ever seen in my life and I’m 60 years old! Also all I saw were coyote tracks everywhere. Plus I saw 2 coyotes. I always thought chicken litter was poop but apparently it’s everything but a live chicken. I checked with the farmer and he said they put it down last week. Didn’t hear any gobbling but this is a farm where if you creep around and use your binos you’ll probably find them. Not today. Didn’t even see any sign. Am I over reacting? Will they come back? This isn’t my only place but it was kind of a favorite because it’s really close and I’m usually able to take one a year off of it. What do y’all think? One reply: I may be wrong, and no I’m not a scientist or doctor or wildlife expert and so on… But I used to raise chickens for several years had 200 plus at one time, I decided I’d buy a few domestic turkeys, an old man that knew I owned chickens said boy don’t pen them together or up close even Them turkeys will get sick and die I thought no way my flock is healthy I keep them wormed and such… Turkeys go in chicken pen, a few days go by turkeys are healthy as can be All of a sudden Turkey hens start mysteriously dying as if they’d just stopped breathing and fell over Then the gobbler followed the same way… That same man later on told me he’d heard that and witnessed that his whole life… Now I’ve been to people’s farms where turkeys ducks chickens and what not are all running loose all over and that may make a difference not sure… But what I do know is that Wayne county where I primarily did all my Turkey hunting was loaded with birds, and all of a sudden about the time the county got loaded with chicken houses, they started dropping off slowly, then a huge decline after the local farmers started spreading chicken manure on cattle pastures, and such that were once full of turkeys Not saying it’s all the answer and there is obviously large predator numbers and such, but I truly in my heart believe that it has something to do with it [/QUOTE]
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