"I think it would be good to join your state thread and ask how others handle the predators in your area."
Good idea! I didn't know there were state threads, but I'll check it out.
Thanks for the welcome! It seems like our predators are nocturnal, and I understand that as the flock matures they become better at fighting off predators, so I am hopeful that that will work out. I know feeding pig blood to pigs passed disease to other pigs, and feeding cow parts to cows can...
Hi all, I am new to BYC. I am almost 60 yrs old, bought my home a year ago, and just started in with organic gardening and chickens for organic eggs.
I started with 8 chickens (3 barred rock?, 3 buff Orpington, 3 americauna), but lost 4 at about 2 months old to a predator. The coop was...