For those of you who have had chickens a long time...have you noticed that there is a seasonal aspect to when attacks from wild predators might occur? For example, at the end of a hard winter when food is scarce, or, in the spring when young are born/hatched, or, in the fall when animals are stocking up for the winter?
Do you think different kinds of animals are more likely to attack at different times of the year? For example, would you suspect an attack was a raccoon if it occurred at a certain time of the year whereas you'd suspect foxes if it was another time of year? I suppose migrating birds would fit this category but I'm wondering about other animals, too.
(Of course I'm not talking about attacks from dogs as these are domestic animals with a regular food source.)
Backyard farming with my flock of super talented manure composters and bug hunters.
Backyard farming with my flock of super talented manure composters and bug hunters.
