Today while letting my 5 chix free range a two greyhounds ran into my yard totally unexpected. I was sitting right next to them. They all scattered but one was caught by dog. She was badly injured and we had to put her down.
The other four flew/ran towards the woods. My two leghorns made it up to tree branches and came right back when things calmed down. These chix are 3 months old. The other two Red Rangers are too heavy to make it up a tree and they ran off.
I've searched for them but haven't found them. Does anyone have experience of their chix coming back home?
If they don't make it back soon I'm sure a fox or something will get them.
We had been feeling so fortunate since we started this venture in April and had have no predator problems. My neighbor didn't even know we had chix bc our back yard is set back from everyone else. His dogs just took off and came straight to my backyard.
I hope they will return..........
The other four flew/ran towards the woods. My two leghorns made it up to tree branches and came right back when things calmed down. These chix are 3 months old. The other two Red Rangers are too heavy to make it up a tree and they ran off.
I've searched for them but haven't found them. Does anyone have experience of their chix coming back home?
If they don't make it back soon I'm sure a fox or something will get them.
We had been feeling so fortunate since we started this venture in April and had have no predator problems. My neighbor didn't even know we had chix bc our back yard is set back from everyone else. His dogs just took off and came straight to my backyard.
I hope they will return..........
