I think it depends on the breed. My collie was found with the chicks sleeping between his paws and he would not get up to come in because he was protecting them. but other breeds?? don't know which I would trust. but the hunter type might not do to well!
I found a Very large Red Tailed Hawk in my Chicken enclosure one afternoon. She was feasting on my 1/2 grown flock of red stars. I got so mad I threw the water dish and knocked her down put the feed bucket over her and then scooped her into a large cage I had .
Then I called the local...
Have had them since I was about 4 years old. ( so over 50 years) I was raised on a small farm, 1 Cow, ducks, chickens, cats and dogs!
The chicks are my answer to bug spray ( they eat them) and then they mix up the compost ( to which they make generous contributions)
the compost then helps to...
I have had chickens most of my life:D They are my friends, my bug err4adicators, and my garbage disposal! yes t hey get extra protein when I clean out the fridge! they get all the goodies. what they dont' eat, they scratch into the ground and are happy campers! I currently have 6 white rock...
My flock of 9 hens had really molted.. a month ago . it looked like it had snowed! so many white feathers.
I know they don't lay when molting, but now fully feathered... but I don't get any eggs. I went out yeterday and found a hen eating an egg!
so maybe they are laying but then eating them...
having had chicks sinceI was a kid< ( long time ago) I ahve found that to discourage the flying I clip only one wing! then they cant balance to fly.
9 whiterocks and one black cat.
I just got a visit from "county Animal Control" about my rooster crowing! and threatened to give me a citation! he is fairly quiet rooster and does not crow much only rare ocassions ( not as much as some i have had in the past!
any ideas on how to quiet him?
(dinner is NOT and option!)
I just got a visit from "county Animal Control" about my rooster crowing! and threatened to give me a citation! he is fairly quiet rooster and does not crow much only rare ocassions ( not as much as some i have had in the past!
any ideas on how to quiet him?
(dinner is NOT and option!)
Hi, I used to live in Hyden, when I went to school there. I do miss KY and my friends there. didn't have chickens there, but now back in CA and have a lovely flock of White Rocks! have had a baack yard flock most of my life!
I had a varmit problem 2 years ago!! a pack of coyotes DUG under the coop fencing and destroyed my whole flock of 15 Barred Rocks. I was so upset I went on line and found a guy who said " protect your pets from Coyotes. He stated taht they have an inbred fear of Mountain lions and the...