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[scandiafowl]

Personally I will take a few predators over as many neighbors as you have.  I can shoot my predators when they bother me, try that with your neighbors and someone is bound to get upset.

Agreed. Shooting neighbors only leads to government involvement.

 

[holm25]

Agreed. Shooting neighbors only leads to government involvement.

Yes. And I am sure his wife would be scarier than the goverment if he did shoot someone. He would be beggong them to take him away from her.

 

[holm25]

Dirty little muscovies. I have to many drakes. I will either butcher 1 or sell it whatever comes first.

 

[holm25]

And an evil broody Pekin. Lol she isn't evil she just hisses. I also have a broody BR and a broody BA. Not counting the broody Cochin and other Cochin who has started clucking again.

 

[holm25]

Look at this beast!! He is huge!! Sorry for posting alot!! I just usually add pictures more than once if I cant see what I am adding.

 

[FoxyChicken]

I went to college in Morris too! I may have graduated with Ralphie's dog.

 

[Rhetts]

Hello fellow Minnesotans! Is anyone here from around Morris or Alexandria?

Hi and Welcome!!! I am no where near Morris or Alexandria but I did grow up over in that neck of woods. Tell us a little about your flock. Feel free to ask questions too. Lots of great people here. And talking with others who deal with some of the same issues like predators, weather, neighbors, etc is very helpful. Best of luck with your flock!

 

[Cluckies]

That was a lot of reading and it has only been a little over a day.
Sorry about all the attacks. Living in the middle of hell seems to have it's advantages with predators anyway.
We left for the 4th of July weekend and came back to lots of eggs. Chickens seemed happy to see us. They have grape vines to hide from the sun under all the way around my yard. They should love the grapes once they ripen.

I would not count on not having predators in the city. My dad lives in St. Paul in a neighborhood near macallister college, his neighbors just got 3 chickens this year. a couple weeks ago while they were out of town for the weekend, he saw a fox trying to get into their pen, middle of the day. He scared it off, but was really surprised it was right there in the city. I have a friend with chickens in white bear lake. a raccoon got ahold of one, right out of his pen. ripped its head off and was eating it piece by piece through the wire. So, I don't want to scare you, but just because you are in the city, it does not mean that you are safe from predators.

By the way, if anyone knows, if your run is 1/2 inch hardware cloth and you have no holes larger than that, are your chickens safe from predators? I have it on my windows of the henhouse as well as covering every hole in their as well.

Are they safe now if they are in the pen?

 

[Cluckies]

Hello fellow Minnesotans! Is anyone here from around Morris or Alexandria?

Welcome

Sorry, nope, i'm down in Nowthen.

 

[Bogtown Chick]

Sadie has ate her supper with 10 grown chickens surrounding her. She also sat in the driveway tonight observing the chickens pecking around her but not remotely excited just watching. She likes chicken poop too. Ack!!!!

Went backwards in pee training today. Kids said she peed in the house more than 4 times. We'll get there.

Chooks got strawberry tops from a u-pick berry farm. Mmmm... Like candy.