- Jan 26, 2013
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I have a flock of 20 (18 hens and 2 roosters). We are located in upstate NY. My chickens live in 2 converted horse stalls in my barn and have access to a 2-acre sand and grass pasture with no climb fence where my horses go out. We used to let them free range all day, but last summer we lost a few hens due to predators. Due to our set up, it's going to be a bit difficult to put them in a chicken tractor or something similar each day. I have been letting them free range when we are outside, but I am not comfortable letting them out if I'm not around. I've heard that peacocks are good for deterring predators. Our guess is that last summer we were dealing with a hawk or weasel. Can anyone give me feed back on getting a peacock for this purpose? Thank you!