JeanneRobin
In the Brooder
- Aug 7, 2019
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Hi. My name is Jeanne, and I live in Damascus, Oregon. We currently are down to 7 chickens, having been hit hard this last year by coyotes and hawks. We have the coyote problem pretty much solved, but the hawks are another issue.
In looking for a hawk deterrent, I came across a video online of a fellow in Alaska that swears his problem was solved by adding Black Australorps to his flock (although any black chicken works). Apparently the hawks see black chickens as crows, their arch enemy, and they stay clear. So, I would love to add a few black hens, and maybe a black rooster, to my little flock ... a couple of Rhode Island Reds, an Americauna, a Naked Neck, a pretty little grey girl with white earlobes (I call her Frenchie), a black and white speckled hen with a huge comb, and a gigantic grey fluffy girl with a black head.
We have kept chickens on our junior acre in the country for 20 years or so, and they are our source of eggs that we share with friends at church, and a source of great enjoyment as pets. We also raise pea fowl (4 peacocks and 6 peahens) that are also for enjoyment, to share lovely feathers, and as a rescue location (currently fostering a hen that was struck by a car and a cock that was attacked by a coyote). We also have our old boxer dog, Bindi Sue. She is 12, deaf, and afraid of our birds. Last, we have a guinea fowl named Gus. We have 3 or 4 girls joining him in late September.
So, does anyone out there have some black chickens that need a home? We really can't do chicks, as we don't have a proper area to house them until they are big enough to join the flock. Sure would love to hear from you.
In looking for a hawk deterrent, I came across a video online of a fellow in Alaska that swears his problem was solved by adding Black Australorps to his flock (although any black chicken works). Apparently the hawks see black chickens as crows, their arch enemy, and they stay clear. So, I would love to add a few black hens, and maybe a black rooster, to my little flock ... a couple of Rhode Island Reds, an Americauna, a Naked Neck, a pretty little grey girl with white earlobes (I call her Frenchie), a black and white speckled hen with a huge comb, and a gigantic grey fluffy girl with a black head.
We have kept chickens on our junior acre in the country for 20 years or so, and they are our source of eggs that we share with friends at church, and a source of great enjoyment as pets. We also raise pea fowl (4 peacocks and 6 peahens) that are also for enjoyment, to share lovely feathers, and as a rescue location (currently fostering a hen that was struck by a car and a cock that was attacked by a coyote). We also have our old boxer dog, Bindi Sue. She is 12, deaf, and afraid of our birds. Last, we have a guinea fowl named Gus. We have 3 or 4 girls joining him in late September.
So, does anyone out there have some black chickens that need a home? We really can't do chicks, as we don't have a proper area to house them until they are big enough to join the flock. Sure would love to hear from you.
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