Ugh. I didn't know they were so sneaky. What is the best defense? Do people just end up doing fully-enclosed pens? And thank you for your condolences. :-(
Both mink and coon, you think? Is there something else that should be used or do I basically just have to secure the coop? I'm sad my girls are paying for my own ignorance here.
We had eleven chickens in a pen outside at my house. We're new to chickens in the area and, for several weeks, they did alright. Last week we were on vacation for a week and when we got home we realized we were minus two chickens. Honestly, there was no trace of them so I didn't think much...
We had eleven chickens in a pen outside at my house. We're new to chickens in the area and, for several weeks, they did alright. Last week we were on vacation for a week and when we got home we realized we were minus two chickens (a silkie and a Rhode Island). Honestly, there was no trace of...
Hello, all. I'm about to post a long article about my chicken predator problems but I thought I'd drop a quick line introducing myself. First, I've learned a tremendous amount from this site so I want to say, "Thanks!" A little about me/us...we started our first flock this summer. We live...