Hello everyone,
I usually get my girls eggs every evening as they go in for the night. My husband did it this evening and my worst fear happened - he went to reach in and saw a snake coiled up with an egg in his mouth- a black snake.
I dont know if they are dangerous (they usually are good to have around a farm) but either way I don't want it in the coop nor potentially hurting my girls - ANY RECOMMENDATIONS on how to stop it from coming in now that it has found its new buffet
I know that the "Snake Out" product that I can pick up at the local tractor supply can keep it out if I sprinkle it around the coop BUT is that dangerous for the girls (as they eat everything) and 2nd I know that snakes come from holes in the ground and that hole may be already located somewhere inside the coop.
Thoughts and suggestions Greatly Appreciated
I usually get my girls eggs every evening as they go in for the night. My husband did it this evening and my worst fear happened - he went to reach in and saw a snake coiled up with an egg in his mouth- a black snake.
I dont know if they are dangerous (they usually are good to have around a farm) but either way I don't want it in the coop nor potentially hurting my girls - ANY RECOMMENDATIONS on how to stop it from coming in now that it has found its new buffet
I know that the "Snake Out" product that I can pick up at the local tractor supply can keep it out if I sprinkle it around the coop BUT is that dangerous for the girls (as they eat everything) and 2nd I know that snakes come from holes in the ground and that hole may be already located somewhere inside the coop.
Thoughts and suggestions Greatly Appreciated