After a bear ate some of my chickens they have all been extremely skittish. Its at the point that when I let them out of the run they are hard to impossible to get back in until it gets dark. They will scatter to the woods when anyone is within 50' of them. This is not how they were before the...
So I have had some bear problems as I previously noted and did what I could to stop the bear from getting to my chickens. Last night during dinner I saw the bear come out of the weeds. I took a few steps to go get my shotgun and then saw a very small cub, then another very small cub. Well I...
I have had my chickens for a year with no problems. I have Plymouth Rocks, and have/had 12 hens and 1 rooster. We have a lot of bears and other predators around me but still none have tried to bother the chickens. Heck my youngest son took a picture of a bobcat at the gate to the run just...
I'm a new member and new to having chickens. I have or had 13 Plymouth Rock chickens for a year. I had 12 hens and 1 rooster. Last night a bear broked down my fence and got into the coop and ate at least 1 chicken I can only find 10 hens and 1 rooster now. Going to post more in the predator...