QUESTIONS ABOUT LOCAL PREDITORS BEFORE I RECIEVE MY NEW CHICKS

[rockmissjess]

Yes! I lived in Spring Valley for a couple of years back I the 90's.

We aren't that far from you now, we live over on the east side of I-17 north of Cordes way out in the boonies!

LIKE RIMROCK AREA?

 

[Ren2014]

I highly recommend a Great Pyrenees or two, for both ground and aerial predators. When you have a working pair, one will stay with the flock while the other goes out to meet the predator. They make great baby sitters for children also. They are truly gentle giants.

 

[outdoor family]

Have a suggestion - We have let our chickens free range for 2 yrs and not a single wild predator loss. We run our dogs loose with them (thats the losses- it does take a few months to train the dog, espec if its a puppy)-- we have bear on top of all the other predators (wild boar here not javelinas though) and our dogs even prevent aerial predation....they even chase the Canada geese out of the fields!

I agree. My dogs are excellent protectors of my flocks. I read alot of posts about peoples own dogs attacking there flocks. My dogs and cats know our birds are part of our family and defend them. I also keep pigs at the edge of my property as a first line of defense against predators. I use to have alot of copper heads and rattlers until i got pigs.

 

[chicksurreal]

LIKE RIMROCK AREA?

Closer, actually! Are you familiar with Dugas Rd? That road that goes way off into the Pine Mtn. wilderness? We're in there.

 

[outdoor family]

Don't underestimate skunks. They want to eat chicken eggs and could attack the hens as well. They are great diggers and I've had them dig a tunnel through hard clay to enter the floor of my chicken coop! SO I now have a mesh floor covered with 8" of dirt to protect the hens' feet.

I had a skunk get into my rabbit pen and kill them.

 

[rockmissjess]

Closer, actually! Are you familiar with Dugas Rd? That road that goes way off into the Pine Mtn. wilderness? We're in there.

No i just moved here two summers ago (from utah) so im not really good with any roads lol... I just saw some lady on craigslist asking for barnevelders or wyandottes from rimrock so i looked on the map to see her location and sent her a text and a email if she wanted me to add two wyandottes to my order i could for her.. but no response... (prolly thinks im a weirdo or something for ordering chickens?) lol... Well if ur ever nearby im always looking for friends (not alota people around here real friendly...