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[penn]

Hi All,
We live in derbyshire england and have kept poultry for some forty years, only a few at a time though. At present we have three banties for fun and four laying hens for eggs. We like fresh eggs and so do our children and grandchildren so we are considering some more hens, but we are always thinking about more poultry. I have kept geese, ducks and turkeys as well but now retired with less spending money and poultry food is costly. We have fox[or is it a dog?] trouble and so cannot let the hens roam in the orchard any longer I would love to know how to stop the fox and free range my hens again, but it is so sickening to find all your hens slaughtered.
I only let the hens out when I have time to sit and watch them now and aren't they comical.
penn

 

[faykokoWV]

Welcome to the forum!

If you want to allow your chickens access to an area where they may be at risk if unprotected, you may want to use a mobile coop or chicken tractor. There will some initial cost, but it should cut down on feed some.

 

[Shannon's Chix]

I sit out with mine too, it's really sad when I don't have time but I'm just not willing to take that risk...yet.

 

[texasgal]

A big Texas size

 

[Scoop]

Hi! Yes, chickens are so much fun, like way better than TV!

 

[fldiver97]

from Wisconsin

 

[Imp]

from Washington state

Imp

 

[b.hromada]

Hi Penn!

from S. Florida! Great to have you here!! I hope you find a solution to your predator problem. That would make me angry to have that happen. Best of luck.

 

[Hopefully]

Maybe a barbed wire fence would help? That's what my aunt does. It makes it more challenging for predators to get in, although once in a while they still do.
I've had turkeys, and now chickens. Never had geese... heard they bit pretty hard lol
Welcome to the forum!

 

[easttxchick]

from Texas!