We have pens,enclosures,and open spaces on our property for our chickens.We DO free range some of our chickens and provide them with cover by way of low hung tarps between mango trees,and a few 3 ft high wooden structures with roofs that I built for just that,cover. At dusk they all retreat to their coops and we shut them in for the night. The main predators we have in our area are hawks,owls and eagles. We also have feral dogs and coyotes but in our property they will not be able to get in, they would have to go over our walls and fence first,only to meet up with our German Shepherds after that.Hello all. I have 7 week old chickens that I just started letting free range this weekend. They are doing really well so far but I was wondering if you can leave them unattended while free ranging? My husband and I like to take the UTV out on the trails but not sure if it's ok to leave them out while we're gone? Do people who let their chickens free range run errands and just live life as usual with their chickens loose? Thanks!
So our proactive system is mainly to protect them from predators from the sky.
Check this out.
Go on YouTube and type: "Hawk attacks chicken-Hawk captured"
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