predator

  1. buffy-the-eggpile-layer

    Beware of Rat Snakes **GRAPHIC IMAGES**

    Hey everyone. I'm posting this as a warning about large rat snakes, which are commonly regarded as helpful to keep around for pest control. We recently had seen several in our coops--one of them over 5 feet long--and caught/released them thinking they were harmless (despite the egg casualty) and...
  2. M

    Fluffy the Dinosaur, a tale of Survival

    I’m fairly New to backyard chickening so I Still learn a lot every day. I’ve made mistakes over the past few years such as mixing aggressive breeds with more docile breeds when I wanted to increase my flock/egg production. I spent hours, initially, observing my girls, trying to learn the pecking...
  3. CastleRockFarm

    Thoughts on Farm Dogs, Dead Chickens and Predators

    Hello All! I’ve recently seen some posts regarding dogs killing chickens, and asking which dogs make the best flock protectors. Here is my offering of rambling thoughts and stories.... Shared with the hope that every flock loving family Vintage A dear friend and 70yo long time chicken lady...
  4. buffy-the-eggpile-layer

    Our Dog Killed the Neighbors' Turkey Poult

    **I'm not sure what I'm looking for when writing this post. Maybe to just be able to get this off my chest or to see if others have had shared experiences. Maybe an attempt at catharsis. Any thoughts our personal insights are much appreciated. We are having a hard time with this.** BACKGROUND...
  5. BigNan

    Hawks

    I’m a new chicken owner and we have a mobile coop we move around so that we can rotate the chickens. But we’d like to expand the cage more so the chickens would have more space. We currently have a top on because we had problems with hawks when the chickens were younger. But we’d like to make a...
  6. S

    Introducing Myself

    We are brand spanking new to raising chickens. We started 3 mos ago as something to do during quarantine especially for our adult special needs daughter. We started with 5 New Hampshire Reds and immediately found that all kinds of things came up that we needed to know about and that’s how we...
    • ScottsdaleChickens
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    • automatic chicken coop door chicken coop chicken coop building chickens easter egger ideal misting system new predator rhode island red
    • Replies: 16
    • Forum: New Member Introductions
  7. AMaggio

    Missing Muscovy, predator or instinct?

    Hi all, this morning when I got up I am usually greeted by three Muscovy walking over to get breakfast but today there were only two. I'm pretty sure the one missing is a female as she is slightly smaller than the other two, but I'm new to Muscovy so I am not sure. There aren't any signs of a...
    • AMaggio
    • Thread
    • hope missing muscovy predator
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Ducks
  8. Raptorchick

    Bear-proofing the run

    Hi all, I've recently moved into bear country, and now have at least one new, very large predator problem. My chickens have been here three months, long enough for me to hatch 16 chicks, and we attempted to reinforce the coop with extra fencing, also buried the fence deep to keep out diggers...
  9. M

    Hawks!

    We saw these hawks swoop down almost to the coop! They are those small white dots circled in yellow. I missed it but luckily we caught it on the cams. We had one chicken that was on the outside of the coop, thankfully she didnt get picked up. Our chickens are getting pretty big so we hoped the...
  10. S

    Raised Coop - sketchup designing - bedding and predator protection

    Can you make any suggestions to improve on this? ================================= DESIGN GOAL .... 1st design attempt... small urban yard....variable climate...central Pennsylvania.... goal is 10-12 hens. The coop will be about 5x7 inside though this isn't locked in yet. I decided on...
  11. G

    Hawks

    So I’ve had my new 7 week old ladies in their run and coop for the past two weeks. Completely covered in hardware cloth, apron, and reinforced. It’s chicken Fort Knox. But we have some visitors.... We’ve had two hawks circling our property for the last week. Along with being in our backyard...
  12. arfarmstead

    Entire nest and hen missing!

    Any ideas on what would take an entire nest of eggs and a hen? A little back story.... About 2 weeks ago one of my hens was missing from the coop each night when I locked it up. But I’d see her every morning at our bird feeders before the coop was open. I followed her one day and she scooted...
  13. jessica8804

    Fox attacked yesterday - when can I free range again? Badly injured Chick

    It was a rainy day and when the rain had stopped at about 5pm, I felt so bad locking all my girls up and I let them out. Big mistake. Luckily my husband heard the chain link fence rattle. We think that it was a younger fox, on his own. He killed one of my full grown hens before my husband got...
    • jessica8804
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    • aluminum antibiotic attack bandages blu kote defense fox predator range wound care
    • Replies: 16
    • Forum: Predators and Pests
  14. 50-45-1

    WATCH THIS! My Guardian Dogs at Work!

    Here are three video clips from our trail cam. It's located 40 ft from our chicken coop. I've also got pictures of fox, raccoon, and opossum. Sneaking Coyote Back Again Dogs Are On It
  15. KurtRyanGrehlinger

    My sweetest hen turned into a savage

    My sweetest hens name is autumn she’s an Easter egger she has never pecked any of her siblings ever one day a dog chased them around they were fine but two days later a red tailled hawk attacked and attumn was pinned but we scared off the hawk by hitting it with sticks and rocks. She didn’t lay...
  16. R

    New chicken and waterfowl coop ideas?

    I plan on building two coops, one for chickens and one for ducks. I've been googling some ideas but most of them seem to have the wire too thin, which can be very bad for me since there's predators here. We don't have raccoons, foxes, etc. We have mongooses and rats, therefore they can get in...
  17. Ihavesomechickens

    When should I let my pullets out?

    I live in a very predator dense area and I’m afraid that if I let my young chickens outside too soon they might become coyote chow. I have two buff Orpingtons, two Ameraucanas, and two silkies. I’m wondering if maybe I should let the Orpingtons out first and the silkies out last because of size...
  18. Lazy Farmer

    "WHILE YOUR CHICKENS ARE SLEEPING" Video Series

    Hey kids! Haven't had much time for social media these last few months but have found an interesting way to share our endeavors without crashing my schedule. It is the beginning of spring- meaning.. PREDATORS! We have accumulated a pile of clips with motion detection/night vision cams...
    • Lazy Farmer
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    • chicken coop chicken pen chickens coon live trap night vision opossoms predator trail cam
    • Replies: 46
    • Forum: Predators and Pests
  19. divineangel94

    Egg theives. Please help.

    Now I will say this, I have seen a rat around a while ago. But tonight, I went out to make sure my chickens were in. And I saw my rooster baby laying outside the coop along with one of my hens. They seem fine for the most part, baby was slightly bleeding on his crown. I took them in and they...
  20. kaitlynerin1219

    Neighborhood Cat

    Hello everyone, Our new neighbors have an indoor/outdoor cat that roams the neighborhood. He’s incredibly friendly and seems well fed but has taken a keen interest in our chickens. He was in the backyard by our gate on Sunday and I even caught him climbing the fence this afternoon (picture...
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