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[tmarsh83]

So far (fingers crossed), we have not had much presure by furbearers with our chickens. We are surrounded by open fields so I don't know if this plays a role. However, I would have no problem with someone tralling near my coop if it helps keep my chickens safe.
Honestly, the only thing I would request is that the trapper shares some knowledge with my sons and I since we love learning about new things!

Awesome, thank you for your reply.

 

[Faraday40]

We got our 1st quail egg today! It's very tiny & light.
DD went to hug a quail this afternoon, & she discovered the egg. She thought I had put it there as a joke, & I thought the same of her.

 

[Indyshent]

Looked for our beloved lavender turkey today but only found feathers under our house. Very sad day as she was a very sweet girl who required a lot of care and love due to her progressive visual impairment. RIP Tintaglia.

On the bright news, three poult ate doing well, including Thanksgiving who has grown quite strong and demanding. Think the middle poult is red blue bronze. Smallest appears to be Bourbon Red.

If you are inclined, pray for me. Suspecting electrolyte imbalances. Having extreme difficulty moving, speaking, doing much of anything. Good thing hubby is off work this week.

 

[Nyla]

New Member! Wanting To Start My Very Own Flock! I'm currently hatching quail and chicken eggs. Would love ducks eggs if anyone could help!

 

[weezerfish]

Hey all,

I've been out of the loop for a while, hope all is well with everyone.

I've been doing some freelance writing this year, and have an article that I'm doing for a Trapping and Predator Hunting magazine that I wanted to tie into chickens. With chickens being such a draw for furbearers, my angle is for trappers to network with local chicken owners to trap their area (live or footfold, but likely live trap) to reduce pressure on the chickens. I asked mods about letting me start a thread asking for feedback, or experience, and they shut me down. I think they thought I was actually trying to set up the network of trappers with chicken owners, I just wanted to get the opinions of the community of backyard flock owners as to why or why not they would allow someone to come in and trap near their chickens.

They did say I could ask about it on my state thread, so here I am.

Would you allow someone to trap on your property near your chickens?

Why or why not?

Have you had losses due to predators?

Also, if any of you have pictures of predator impacts that you would be willing to share for the article, I would be very grateful.

If you have questions about what I'm trying to get at, also, don't hesitate to contact me here or PM.

Thanks all, and Happy New Year.

I guess my biggest concerns would be whether they could do it without trapping my chickens or our neighbors' dogs. I don't have any significant furbearer habitat on my property, but if someone wanted to trap here, I'd want to know what measures they can take to avoid non-target captures and how effective they can be. If they can't convince me of that, then I'll just live-trap myself. I haven't had any predator losses yet but have only had my chickens outside for about 7 months, so at this point the risk of trapping outweighs my perceived predator risk.

 

[Greenthumb83]

Hey all,

I've been out of the loop for a while, hope all is well with everyone.

I've been doing some freelance writing this year, and have an article that I'm doing for a Trapping and Predator Hunting magazine that I wanted to tie into chickens. With chickens being such a draw for furbearers, my angle is for trappers to network with local chicken owners to trap their area (live or footfold, but likely live trap) to reduce pressure on the chickens. I asked mods about letting me start a thread asking for feedback, or experience, and they shut me down. I think they thought I was actually trying to set up the network of trappers with chicken owners, I just wanted to get the opinions of the community of backyard flock owners as to why or why not they would allow someone to come in and trap near their chickens.

They did say I could ask about it on my state thread, so here I am.

Would you allow someone to trap on your property near your chickens?

Why or why not?

Have you had losses due to predators?

Also, if any of you have pictures of predator impacts that you would be willing to share for the article, I would be very grateful.

If you have questions about what I'm trying to get at, also, don't hesitate to contact me here or PM.

Thanks all, and Happy New Year.

Would you allow someone to trap on your property near your chickens?

We use live traps near our coop. If there was an interest, we would let a hunter/trapper use their traps at night, when my chickens are not free ranging.

Why or why not?

We live in a very rural area with an abundance of predators. The safety of our chickens is very important to us. So far, we have caught only possums (who also make a mess rummaging through our trash). We are always happy to get rid of them!

Have you had losses due to predators?

We have. All that we found was a few feathers. We never found the chicken. Coyote maybe?

Also, if any of you have pictures of predator impacts that you would be willing to share for the article, I would be very grateful.

We haven't taken any pictures of the trapped animals or our losses. We have caught 4 possum in the last 2 weeks though. I will put the trap out again and see if I can get you some pics. Those little buggers are always hanging around the coop.

Good luck with your article!

 

[tmarsh83]

I guess my biggest concerns would be whether they could do it without trapping my chickens or our neighbors' dogs. I don't have any significant furbearer habitat on my property, but if someone wanted to trap here, I'd want to know what measures they can take to avoid non-target captures and how effective they can be. If they can't convince me of that, then I'll just live-trap myself. I haven't had any predator losses yet but have only had my chickens outside for about 7 months, so at this point the risk of trapping outweighs my perceived predator risk.

It's possible that the trappers could, simply during legal trapping season, handle the animals that you are live-trapping, without using foothold or similar traps. Rather than the animals being dispatched without being used, or released somewhere else, it could be done so that when you trap something, the trapper simply handles the animals for you.

Would you allow someone to trap on your property near your chickens?

We use live traps near our coop. If there was an interest, we would let a hunter/trapper use their traps at night, when my chickens are not free ranging.

Why or why not?

We live in a very rural area with an abundance of predators. The safety of our chickens is very important to us. So far, we have caught only possums (who also make a mess rummaging through our trash). We are always happy to get rid of them!

Have you had losses due to predators?

We have. All that we found was a few feathers. We never found the chicken. Coyote maybe?

Also, if any of you have pictures of predator impacts that you would be willing to share for the article, I would be very grateful.

We haven't taken any pictures of the trapped animals or our losses. We have caught 4 possum in the last 2 weeks though. I will put the trap out again and see if I can get you some pics. Those little buggers are always hanging around the coop.

Good luck with your article!

Good feedback, thank you. Similarly, the trapper could provide additional live traps, or simply handle the animals you are trapping during the trapping season to help reduce population issues.

 

[racinchickins]

Quote: My chickens also treat any styrofoam insulation like it's the biggest treat in the world. We had a stack of the stuff in the barn, and the girls just destroyed it before I even realized they were getting into it. I don't believe it's caused any issues, but I have to be very careful when we have it around as they will tear it up quickly.

New Member! Wanting To Start My Very Own Flock! I'm currently hatching quail and chicken eggs. Would love ducks eggs if anyone could help!

Ducks tend to be more seasonal layers. Not may people will have them now, but come spring a lot of us will have them available.

 

[racinchickins]

Photo time!

I don't know what a good CCL specimen should look like, but we love ours & think she's beautiful!

She actually looks pretty good. The standard calls for the hackles to be more silver than gold, but I tend to prefer them with the gold as I think they are prettier. I also love their crests, reminds me of an old ladies bonnet.

 

[Lengerich Farms]

Hello all, I hope your new year is better than ours. We've had a tumultuous turn of events that may end up in my having to give up my flock. The morning of the 1st, my mother in law passed away. She had been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer two weeks before Christmas, and had just started treatment. The lucky thing is that she went instantly, before she even knew it.
Because of this we may have to move to Greenwood, as my father in law cannot afford to keep the house on his own. I have seen that Greenwood has a ordinance against "barnyard fowl", but I've seen through my googling that in 11-13 there was a substantial push to change this ordinance, but I can't find if it's changed or not. I would like to keep my girls, they've been very cathartic for me, and have been great producers. If need be, I'll have to find a home for them, 13 in all. If anyone knows if any things changed in Greenwood, or a direction to look in, I would be very appreciative.