Question of the day - Monday, February 10th, 2025

[casportpony]

Today's question is from @azurbanclucker:

What is the most common predator you see around your flock?

I see hawks and crows daily, skunks a couple of times a week, and foxes.

 

[HorseGirlAbby]

I see hawks every day, and raccoons, skunks and coyotes fairly often.

 

[tlcmurphy]

Hawks. And my youngest kid loves fried chicken so I don’t really trust her…

 

[Lacy Duckwing]

Neighbor's cats and loose dogs.

 

[Sally PB]

Probably hawks and raccoons. The hawks can't get in the covered run, and raccoons can't dig in.

Secure as I can make it, or I'd never sleep at night.

 

[FrostRanger]

Dogs. There are lots of cats around but they're afraid of the girls lol

 

[StinkyAcres]

Hawks, but I've never lost a chicken to a hawk. The most common predators that I see and worry about are the foxes (Gray and Red), skunks, and opossums.

 

[azurbanclucker]

Coyotes.

 

[sourland]

Cooper's hawks, GHO, fox, and one dog that absolutely decimated my flock several years ago.

 

[Winston1]

Eagles, Hawks, Crows...we have a huge fence around our property that is super reinforced at the bottom so nothing could get in down there. Aerial attacks are our bugaboo!