Don't donkey around, get the two acres fenced and get one GP. Find one that has been raised with birds and about six months old if possible.
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Don't donkey around, get the two acres fenced and get one GP. Find one that has been raised with birds and about six months old if possible.
Netting will not be enough without electric fencing.So, my next question is: do you use bird netting or hardware cloth on the top of your pens? Thank you for your insight.
I wish it would let you give 2 emojis sad face for momma and total excitement for the babiesI panicked last week when i found my little (setting)serama hen gone, and found where she had been eaten probably by a racoon. I realized that i hadn't hooked all my locks on the pen door, the bottom hook was not latched, and the predator pulled the door open at the bottom just enough to squeeze in. She had been setting on 9 eggs, so i gathered the already cold eggs up and put them in the incubator. Today I have 8 tiny serama chicks, something to carry on the bloodline of my sweet little hen lost forever. the bottom pic is the Dad.View attachment 2370475
I panicked last week when i found my little (setting)serama hen gone, and found where she had been eaten probably by a racoon. I realized that i hadn't hooked all my locks on the pen door, the bottom hook was not latched, and the predator pulled the door open at the bottom just enough to squeeze in. She had been setting on 9 eggs, so i gathered the already cold eggs up and put them in the incubator. Today I have 8 tiny serama chicks, something to carry on the bloodline of my sweet little hen lost forever. the bottom pic is the Dad.View attachment 2370475
thanks for your kind words, The Mama was black and white too, just couldn't find a pic of her, but it happened at night, and i didn't even check on mama hen's nest til that evening, so the eggs were not incubated for at least 10 hours, and i really didn't have any hope for the eggs since they were cold for so long, but after i left them in the incubator for a couple of days , I candled them, and thought i saw some movement, so I know she would have been a proud Mama to have at least 8 chicks to carry on her legacy. I think I'm going to build me a new sturdier door that doesn't take 3 latches. I call it a miracle hatch. I had no idea the embryos would stay alive that long without incubation. they hatched 6 days later.Oh...so sorry to hear it. Darn coons. Was it during the day or night? I have seen the raccoons on my camera at night but the attack on my rooster was during the late afternoon. Broke my heart. But I am so glad your chicks hatched out okay. They are adorable and look just like their handsome daddy!
I guess my question is: do you think it will make a difference in predator problems if I clear out several acres of the small bushes and underbrush near my pens?