Yeah, there's no way I could say for sure that kids wouldn't be around him. I had tried to rehome him multiple times since getting him, but no one wanted him, then I felt so bad after the bear attack i was gonna keep him. He was a "packing peanut" back when I got chicks. A year ago I would have...
Yeah, it wouldnt be such a problem if there weren't kids everywhere on the farm. I cant take the chance with it, especially with him being pretty close to face level with them. Its so weird that I can pick him up with no problem, it seems like its men he hates. But he killed a female duck...
I had some chickens in my backyard in a coop, 2 roosters & 5 hens. We had a bear attack a few weeks ago & only 3 survived. When the bear attacked, we moved our backyard chickens out to the farm with our other chickens, because it was safer there. They had no problem integrating into the flock...