Still new to chicken raising and even newer to having things wanting to eat them....
I had a problem a couple of weeks ago with a possum eating some of my young chicks. They were in a dog kennel, kinda far away from the house in the big pen. Now at night I lock them in a dog crate. We are going to build a pen for my chickens in my back yard up against the house.
My hope is that being so close to the house and less woodsy that possums would be less likley to visit. Am I mistaken in my assumption?
Also, does anyone have any suggestions on anything that they believe helps deter any of these critters? Roost up a certain height? I dont particularly want to have to go out and lock them up every night.
I had a problem a couple of weeks ago with a possum eating some of my young chicks. They were in a dog kennel, kinda far away from the house in the big pen. Now at night I lock them in a dog crate. We are going to build a pen for my chickens in my back yard up against the house.
My hope is that being so close to the house and less woodsy that possums would be less likley to visit. Am I mistaken in my assumption?
Also, does anyone have any suggestions on anything that they believe helps deter any of these critters? Roost up a certain height? I dont particularly want to have to go out and lock them up every night.
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