Snakes

[KLIL]

Hello from down under Australia and welcome to BYC!
I have not yet had a snake in my coop. But the day will come.
You are going to love it here.

Feel free to pop by and share your daily updates for 2019 too.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/flock-life-journeys-2019.1286370/

Lovely to meet you and hope to speak more.

 

[drumstick diva]

Welcome to Backyard Chickens. I don't even like to see the ssssssssss word. Anything that makes me scream like that - can't be good to have around.

 

[C. Conner]

In E. Texas we have chicken snakes but I have only had to deal with 3 in 3 years. I always check my nest boxes before I put my hand in.This is a picture of one woven in the chicken wire inside my coop!

 

[SimplyLivinthatFarmLife]

Usually the only snakes I have to deal with are black snakes. We like to keep them around though, so I simply just pick them up and move away from the chicken enclosure. It's not so bad once you get used to it lol.

Yikes!!! I could never get used to the black snakes and we see them all the time here in Georgia.

 

[Silkies for life]

I am in NC, and we do have our fair share of snakes! Black snakes and King snakes are the only ones I have encountered in my coop but they are just egg thiefs and have not caused major trouble...

 

[Silkies for life]

C. Conner- That looks about like the size snakes here, I always check the nesting boxes as well!

 

[SimplyLivinthatFarmLife]

Welcome to Backyard Chickens. I don't even like to see the ssssssssss word. Anything that makes me scream like that - can't be good to have around.

Totally agree and it doesn't matter what kind it is..no thank you!

 

[SimplyLivinthatFarmLife]

I am in NC, and we do have our fair share of snakes! Black snakes and King snakes are the only ones I have encountered in my coop but they are just egg thiefs and have not caused major trouble...

It doesn't matter if it's black or King...it would cause me to hurt myself!

 

[SimplyLivinthatFarmLife]

I have seen my share of black snakes and even copper heads. We are very close to the Flint River. I pray that I never see one in my coops. My neighbor has experienced snakes in her guinea pen. I think I have too many and they would kill it (my hope anyway) before it had time to do any damage. I have goats and horses as well, so I think they help in keeping the snakes away. Good luck and welcome to BYC.

 

[alexa009]

Welcome to Backyard Chickens! We are glad you joined the flock! BYC is a helpful site providing all of the information you need to know about poultry. There is always space for members on the BYC roost! I have seen at least 10-15 snakes on my property but have never experienced them getting near the chicken coop. So unfortunately, I can't really help you. The only pest I mainly deal with are mice.

Hope you enjoy it here as much as we all do!