Groundhogs can be pretty good sized and are docile creatures unless they feel threatened, then they can be quite fierce, and are usually reddish brown or silvery brown in color.
Chipmunks are much smaller and are usually about 6 inches long from nose to the base of the tail often smaller. They also have stripes on their heads and backs.
Unless they are digging buly your house or coop I wouldn't worry about either animal too much. We have dogs and both ground hogs and gophers and don't have a problem. However if the dogs try to attack them they may defend themselves. Our dogs don't go after them.
Other than cleaning up the feed/list feed due to their eating and possible overpopulation due to the abundance of feed we have had no problems with either creature and our flock.
They're both very cute animals and can learn that you aren't a threat. They will then not run from you as they normally would and will share the yard with you. Just like any animal respect them and their space, they are wild. Otherwise like I said unless they are stealing too much feed, digging where they shouldn't, or overpopulating I wouldn't worry about it.
I doubt it is an escaped pet as all of ours have always been wild but I'm not sure.
Chipmunks are much smaller and are usually about 6 inches long from nose to the base of the tail often smaller. They also have stripes on their heads and backs.
Unless they are digging buly your house or coop I wouldn't worry about either animal too much. We have dogs and both ground hogs and gophers and don't have a problem. However if the dogs try to attack them they may defend themselves. Our dogs don't go after them.
Other than cleaning up the feed/list feed due to their eating and possible overpopulation due to the abundance of feed we have had no problems with either creature and our flock.
They're both very cute animals and can learn that you aren't a threat. They will then not run from you as they normally would and will share the yard with you. Just like any animal respect them and their space, they are wild. Otherwise like I said unless they are stealing too much feed, digging where they shouldn't, or overpopulating I wouldn't worry about it.
I doubt it is an escaped pet as all of ours have always been wild but I'm not sure.
