Red Mangrove
Songster
- Jan 25, 2023
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My intelligent birds roost as high as possible in trees at night. A possum actually attacked here a few nights ago and the hen just flew to another tree
It seems like whenever I hear about chicken deaths on this website 90% of the time it's inside of a coop
Chickens are birds and God gave them wings and instincts to keep themselves alive, and typically they're pretty good at it. However it's always situational, and it depends entirely on the area and breed of chicken
I've had my chickens sleeping in trees for almost two years now and I've never lost a chicken in a tree. Only in my coop or on the ground. Even my one silkie here gets about six feet off the ground and she's fine at night, despite the foxes that live on my land
It seems like whenever I hear about chicken deaths on this website 90% of the time it's inside of a coop
Chickens are birds and God gave them wings and instincts to keep themselves alive, and typically they're pretty good at it. However it's always situational, and it depends entirely on the area and breed of chicken
I've had my chickens sleeping in trees for almost two years now and I've never lost a chicken in a tree. Only in my coop or on the ground. Even my one silkie here gets about six feet off the ground and she's fine at night, despite the foxes that live on my land