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I sprayed my neighbor's dogs with a hose about 5 times and they stopped coming into my backyard. It depends on how strong their prey drive is though

Snake? Happened to me a few years ago 😔

Yea I understand! My turkeys are my pets so it's really hard to get rid of them.

Yes I regret doing this. I handle each poult for an hour until they are about 6 weeks old. This is the second tom I've kept that has turned out aggressive. I always give him hugs so he must know what's up with me, lol. Should I tell my mom to hug him? I don't want to get rid of him so I'm going...

This doesn't seem like he wants to mate her, right? He rushes her and flies at her face. There's two more of us living here, both males, and we have no issues. I'm wondering if it's because she's always been scared of the male turkeys so she kinda fast walks away from him whenever he's near?

My tom is about 7 months old, and he keeps chasing and flying up at my mom. It just started about 2 weeks ago. I am at a loss of what to do. Any tips on correcting this behavior? He needs more hens but I just bought 1 and will look for another 2 adults. Adult hens are hard to find here for under $60

My new hen is a royal palm. I've only ever owned narragansetts before. Come to think of it, my previous hen went broody in December 2020 and went broody again this spring around April. Sadly she never got to hatch her babies 😔

Thank you. You always give such valuable information.

My only hen recently got taken by a predator due to unfortunate circumstances that I'd rather not discuss. I now have a new hen from a friend that is about 18 months old. She already went broody this year, do you guys think she will go broody again for me this year? My hen went broody in the...

You got a spare coop for me? 🥺🥺

I did free range too. I lost like 1 chicken a month!! But my dogs don't like being outside often and my rooster took them far away. I'm pretty sure I did scare that bobcat!! I chased it out of the run and screamed at it. Next time I saw it I got pots and started banging them by the brush I saw...

Yes it is! They are in an 8 by 8 wooden coop and I lock it up right before it gets dark at night. Just momma Bob cat decides to come out during the day now!

That's such a good idea!!! Someone gave me an electric hedge trimmer and I reckon that would work. And yes I can. No one lives there and I'm sure I'd be doing them a favor cutting it back a bit as I'm sure they will do it again eventually. I do have a harbor freight near me and I'll look for...

Please don't go off topic on my thread, especially when it involves my chickens safety. I am very worried for them!

The problem now is the bobcat is out during the day. I see it often. When I moved here the land across from me was completely bare. Now it is all wooded and brush so it's a perfect hiding spot for them. The brush is about 100 feet from my coop and I've seen the cat at 12, 2, 4pm across the road...

Yes the coop is very secure. I made sure to do that right!!

Guys the bobcat got in because the gate was open while everyone was free ranging. My run is just a 4 foot goat fence with bird netting on top. I am renting, I can not build a frame and wrap the entire thing in hardware cloth. I have plans to have a permanent house in a year or two so I can't...

Poor thing 😭 owls are the worst. If I see one I would be packing up and moving states lol

Sounds like a plan. Thank you. Wouldn't do this for anything else but the bobcat has gotten on my last nerve.

Just learned there's a family of bobcats that probably are 1/4th of a mile from my house in the woods. My problem is not with the mom, it's with one of the younger bobcats. I see him multiple times a day in a ditch just trying to figure out how to get my animals. Everyone is in a run but it is...