Black snake hanging around chicken coop.

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Kuntry Klucker

Kuntry Klucker

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Hi all,
We have a black snake that is hanging around our chicken coop.
I have tried to move it but it keeps coming back.

My question is, are black snakes a threat to chickens ?

Also, is this a situation where I may need to kill the snake. I don't want
To kill unless it is necessary.

Thanks
 
subhanalah said:
Do you have a body of water near you? How big is it? Do you have a picture? I'm not an advocate of killing snakes. I'd rather have snakes and spiders around than the vermin and pests they control.
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No I don't have water around, I do not have a pic either. I have a hen that is sitting on
Eggs. So I am concerned that it will eat her eggs or the chicks when they hatch.
 
Roy Rooster said:
Ok, I have a hen that is sitting. So it will not hurt her but will eat her eggs. That is not good
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it could kill your hen if it is as big around as a dime or nickel (even though it couldn't eat her) si center she would defend her nest against it and it would try to defend itself against the hen.

I would definitely move it about 1/2 or 1 mile from where your hen is
 
it could. you said it was black so i'm guessing a rat snake. which i hate to kill. if your coop has a run you could look for a snake deterrent i've heard of moth balls and prob there are others. and put those around the run.
 
subhanalah said:
it could kill your hen if it is as big around as a dime or nickel (even though it couldn't eat her) si center she would defend her nest against it and it would try to defend itself against the hen.

I would definitely move it about 1/2 or 1 mile from where your hen is
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Ok, so it could harm her I think it is as big around as a quarter, it is a pretty good size, I think.

Thanks.
 
jeepguy982001 said:
it could. you said it was black so i'm guessing a rat snake. which i hate to kill. if your coop has a run you could look for a snake deterrent i've heard of moth balls and prob there are others. and put those around the run. 
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It is a black snake, I assume it is harmless, but maybe not so to my broody setting on eggs.
I will see if the mothballs work. I was not aware that snakes had such a keen sender of smell.
 
Just don't let the chickens eat the moth balls.. If you are sure it is not a poisonous snake, catch and relocate I would drop it of 5-10 miles away..
 

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