Should I even try again? I'm scared.

[Chicken Egg 17]

Ok well let me see

 

[Chicken Egg 17]

Ok well my Easter egger is pretty protective of his lady's but most people say bantam breeds are pretty aggressively protective of there hens and I personally would say rir=rhode island red and or Plymouth Rock or some sort of game bird but I would go with the game bird or the rir

 

[keesmom]

Have u ever thought of becoming npip certified if ur birds dies or killed I think they give u money to replace ur birds but that won't work for me because they aren't just egg machines they are my pets

No, they don't give you money to replace birds just because you are "certified". Nor should they.

 

[keesmom]

Yeah. Do you know what roos make the best guard birds?

There is no rooster of any breed that can stop an attack from a human, not to mention any of the larger predators. (fox, coyote, bobcat, raccoon) At night they will be unable to stop any attack.

If your problem is human your best defense is a game camera and coop lock.

 

[Chicken Egg 17]

Yes but they can help with Hawks and smaller animals my cousin wants one to maybe help protect his ducks but I'm not giving him one because I know that he will just keep it for a while and sell it

 

[crawfordrose]

How disgusting and sad and.... Ugh I want to punch something! I'm so so sorry for your loss. Other than a security camera (I know, expensive) I don't know what to do. A dog will require lots of training, so if you get one to protect your birds you are taking on a new hobby and have to make sure the dog learns to not kill the chickens, too (we just lost several to our own dog, and we just aren't in a good position to work with her so she was rehomed). Guineas make good alert system because they will get loud whenever something strange gets near but they will wander away if they please. I think you've got the right idea with the firepower. ;-)

 

[crawfordrose]

How disgusting and sad and.... Ugh I want to punch something! I'm so so sorry for your loss. Other than a security camera (I know, expensive) I don't know what to do. A dog will require lots of training, so if you get one to protect your birds you are taking on a new hobby and have to make sure the dog learns to not kill the chickens, too (we just lost several to our own dog, and we just aren't in a good position to work with her so she was rehomed). Guineas make good alert system because they will get loud whenever something strange gets near but they will wander away if they please. I think you've got the right idea with the firepower. ;-)

Ha-ha whoops I see that was another person who shared the pic of the rifle under the pillow!

 

[Chicken Egg 17]

O yes that was me

 

[AxelFlynn08]

Again, thank you all so much for your input ^^ I know nothing can be 100% foolproof for human intrudors, but
I'll start out with maybe getting a tom turkey to look intimidating in the house. And I'll maybe think about getting some guineas for an alert system ^^

 

[Chicken Egg 17]

I would get a rooster and some Guineas that could live in ur chicken coop with maybe a larger run so they feel at home maybe even just let them use the same run