Is there a specific breed that is known to be wary of predators? I have free range chickens that are safely locked up at night. The problem is that the local raccoon population has learned to steal chickens during the day. The raccoons are tame-ish because my neighbor feeds them everyday.
I keep chickens mostly for entertainment and a few eggs. I don't care about egg color/production as long as I do get some eggs. I also don't care if the breed is known to be flighty because a couple of my best hens were white leghorns (they wanted to be house chickens and would always look at us through the glass door lol). But staying close to home is a must because a different neighbor hates birds on his dirt lawn and I had to get rid of my roaming guineas and peafowl several years ago because he called animal control on me. We're all on 5 acre lots so the birds can't just hop over a fence to get next door.
Thanks in advance for the help...
I keep chickens mostly for entertainment and a few eggs. I don't care about egg color/production as long as I do get some eggs. I also don't care if the breed is known to be flighty because a couple of my best hens were white leghorns (they wanted to be house chickens and would always look at us through the glass door lol). But staying close to home is a must because a different neighbor hates birds on his dirt lawn and I had to get rid of my roaming guineas and peafowl several years ago because he called animal control on me. We're all on 5 acre lots so the birds can't just hop over a fence to get next door.
Thanks in advance for the help...