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I have been losing chicks and incubating eggs to King snakes. I saw an advertisement for Dr. T's Snake-Away. It seems like I could sprinkle this around the outside of the coop to repel the snakes. Does anyone know if this is effective?

Thank you for all the responses. I will try to reintroduce the little family to the flock tomorrow. Since they have remained in sight of the flock, perhaps they will be able to work it out for themselves. If it looks like it is going badly, I will try another suggestion.

I have 10 hens and 1 roo. About 5 weeks ago, my hen named Rose began sitting on a clutch and was rewarded with 2 chicks about a week ago. I put the new family in the chicken run with a dog-carrier to serve as temporary housing. They are separated from the main coop and its enclosure...