Are you afraid someone will steal your chickens? I hear it can happen

[Bryce Thomas]

So I am getting some fertile ayam cemani eggs and am going to hatch them to add my to silkie flock and ive just heard about the horrific thing that someone can steal chickens, and to be honest its scaring me a little. Im going to get a padlock for my chicken coop and all will be good. (The fencing is really strong and goes under ground) but are you guys afraid of thieves too? I kinda am...

 

[Painted Calls]

In my area, not at all.

It does happen though. If it's something you worry about, put a little lock on all access doors. Most chicken thieves I've heard of only bother with access points for stealing the birds. They don't go through the trouble of cutting fence. After all - they're chickens. Most chickens stolen aren't exactly worth much as far as monetary value goes. Wouldn't be worth the effort to cut through a pen.

 

[45lk9p459gm-w]

Not now. We are out in the woods with few people around but that may change if the economy goes further under.

 

[Jory]

I worry more about people stealing my lambs. A gated driveway, a Fila Brasileiro, and a German shepherd mutt go a long way.

 

[Boise-girls]

I worry more about people stealing my lambs. A gated driveway, a Fila Brasileiro, and a German shepherd mutt go a long way.

I'd never heard of a File Brasileiro, so had to look it up. Sounds like a cool dog!

 

[JacinLarkwell]

With most of mine, they would have to catch them first and even I can't catch most of them, and most of the watchable ones are too tiny to be worth taking for food.

More concerned about actual predators than humans now that the man camp from up the road is disbanded

 

[Parront]

I have an electric fence. I put the little signs that came with the fence on the fence. No problem for one year, so far so good! No one wants an electric shock. I have watched dogs sniff the fence and take off fast!

 

[3KillerBs]

No. The Army always warns people when they're going to do Robin Sage training and compensate people for chickens, etc.

I am confident that if I put up a sign requesting them to not touch any valued breeder birds that I might have they will take birds I'm willing to lose.

Other than Robin Sage, well, I live in the woods in rural NC where people *know* that livestock owners will react to a disruption with a shotgun in their hands because they expect a coyote.

 

[Bryce Thomas]

No. The Army always warns people when they're going to do Robin Sage training and compensate people for chickens, etc.

I am confident that if I put up a sign requesting them to not touch any valued breeder birds that I might have they will take birds I'm willing to lose.

Other than Robin Sage, well, I live in the woods in rural NC where people *know* that livestock owners will react to a disruption with a shotgun in their hands because they expect a coyote.

Uhhh... whats robin sage training? and what do you mean not touch valued birds? Like they can just kill or torment your chickens?

 

[Shaleen Ann Brown]

So I am getting some fertile ayam cemani eggs and am going to hatch them to add my to silkie flock and ive just heard about the horrific thing that someone can steal chickens, and to be honest its scaring me a little. Im going to get a padlock for my chicken coop and all will be good. (The fencing is really strong and goes under ground) but are you guys afraid of thieves too? I kinda am...

All the timebut yes I have had people steal the eggs.