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7/25/12 at 4:22am
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Yesterday I had a large brown rat snake try to clame the nesting box for its own, in a way it did.

Now the snake is greeting its creator but my girls wont roost or use the nesting box. Whats a guy to do?

Any suggestins would help. I tryed to get snake out without too much fuss, and since lay scratch up the ramp leading to nesting boxes. No luck, they pearch a smaller lower pearch only, will they recover?

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post #2 of 2
7/25/12 at 12:46pm

You could try scrubbing their boxes to get the snake scent off of them. Or they just might not feel safe there anymore. I have only had chickens for a year though so I am not positive. I have 7 chickens and 3 nesting boxes and they only use the two on the outside. The one in the middle is basically only used for their toilet, no matter what I do. Good luck to you!

4 ducks, 1 rabbit, 1 dog, 1 cat, 1 parakeet, 2 teenagers and a tolerant husband

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