Bobcats are the one predator I suspect may be a legitimate danger, due to their intelligence, agility and stealth. Though I suspect they'll avoid any land where dogs are present
I wonder how RJF survive Asian wild cats. Maybe it's the bamboo they roost on
That's a reasonable statement. I'm simply trying to show that there are alternative options available if people have a suitable environment and make proper investments
If I used a coop my chickens would probably all be dead right now. A weasel, possum, racoon, fox or feral dog would have broken...
My very first year with chickens I started out with junglefowl, games and RIR. During the first year foxes wiped out half of my RIR, however the survivors were the intelligent ones. They learned to copy the games and get high into trees at night. Since then every chicken I've ever had has...
It's nice to see someone that doesn't want to just kill predators mindlessly. For the record foxes are only a danger to chickens that are locked into a coop and trapped on ground level. My chickens sleep in trees at night and so the foxes here can't touch them
Birds escape predators through...