marquee moon
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Anybody experiencing this yet? Fiancee works in food service and she got this from a supplier/distributor:
We gave up, at least for now, on chickens. We had 9 layers at one point when we lived in Alabama, but they got picked off one by one by neighborhood dogs and hawks. Right before we moved, our favorite chicken, Lulu, an Easter egger, was killed by a coopers hawk and my wife's interest in keeping chicken kind of died with her. Building a new coop here is going to be expensive as well and living in the country, I've seen, raccoon, fox, coyote and bobcats on my trail camera so it would have to be sturdy.
Look into Premiere 1 fencing. According to Joel Salatin, it'll keep predators out. Once I have mine up for a while, I'll write a review. It won't help the hawks, but surprisingly, the hawks and even bald eagles haven't bothered my flock yet.We gave up, at least for now, on chickens. We had 9 layers at one point when we lived in Alabama, but they got picked off one by one by neighborhood dogs and hawks. Right before we moved, our favorite chicken, Lulu, an Easter egger, was killed by a coopers hawk and my wife's interest in keeping chicken kind of died with her. Building a new coop here is going to be expensive as well and living in the country, I've seen, raccoon, fox, coyote and bobcats on my trail camera so it would have to be sturdy.
We should have 80 more chicks in the next few days.
Something got 5 of my girls last night. I've been letting them free range at night, and had taken down the electric netting. I got too careless and let them come and go as they pleased. I'm locking them up tonight and will be adjusting the fence tomorrow.
Something got 5 of my girls last night. I've been letting them free range at night, and had taken down the electric netting. I got too careless and let them come and go as they pleased. I'm locking them up tonight and will be adjusting the fence tomorrow.
Raccoons? Do you have a shovel?
They weren't on the porch though.Raccoons? Do you have a shovel?
They weren't on the porch though.
It was weird, they were essentially killed for sport. The only part of them that was eaten were two of the heads. The rest of the bodies were intact. I'm thinking racoon, or a wild chance it was an owl. These were fully grown birds though, so I doubt it was an owl.