Hello Fellow Cluckers

[TreeStrepek]

I am glad to join the community & learn from everyone here. My farm is Hilltop Farm. We have 4 Orpington Hens in our chicken coop. Looking for cleaver ideas on how to keep the turkey vultures, hawks @ owls away from my 4 buff hens.

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[Chick-N-Fun]

Welcome to our FUNomenal community!
Best wishes and Be well!

 

[Peppercorngal]

Welcome Here! I have predators too. Coyote (even during the day), fox, hawks, etc. I placed my coops and runs under the oak trees. Mostly for shade, but it works to deter hawks too. I had to fence my free range area because of coyotes too. I have a wonderful rooster, Harvey, that will sound the alarm when he sees danger in the skies. The hens listen and run for the cover of the runs! Most of the time it's just a turkey vulture, but, hey Harvey is doing his job. I have never lost a chicken to a hawk yet! Good luck with your girls!

 

[Meg-in-MT]

Hello! Welcome to BYC!! Happy to have you.

 

[TreeStrepek]

Welcome Here! I have predators too. Coyote (even during the day), fox, hawks, etc. I placed my coops and runs under the oak trees. Mostly for shade, but it works to deter hawks too. I had to fence my free range area because of coyotes too. I have a wonderful rooster, Harvey, that will sound the alarm when he sees danger in the skies. The hens listen and run for the cover of the runs! Most of the time it's just a turkey vulture, but, hey Harvey is doing his job. I have never lost a chicken to a hawk yet! Good luck with your girls!

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Great to hear. Thank you for sharing. I desire a rooster

 

[Peppercorngal]

Great to hear. Thank you for sharing. I desire a rooster

I have a beautiful Amerucana/Wellsummer mix rooster I'd love to find a home for. He is friendly enough and lets me pet his chest. I call him Fowler. Where are you? I am located in Northern California. There is a section for "Buy Sell Trade" in the forum listing too. Good Luck in finding the right roo!

 

[Miss Lydia]

Welcome to BYC wishing you the best on keeping your flock safe. It’s something we all have to work at daily.

 

[TwoCrows]

Hello there and welcome to BYC!

Building a large safe run is always a good option and free ranging with supervision helps protect them. Before I had a large run, I hung poultry netting circus tent style over the fenced gardens to keep them safe.

Good luck and welcome to our community!

 

[sourland]

Hello, and welcome to BYC.

 

[Pork Pie]

Hi and welcome to BYC. Make yourself at home and enjoy the forums.

Best wishes

Pork Pie