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I may be way off but I think what happened is that I usually feed them and the birds VERY well - even in the summer. This being my first year with chickens, I have cut back on feeding them (summer) because I think I read that the wild birds will give the chickens lice/mites and the bird/squirrel feeders were close to the coop. Plus there was plenty for the birds to eat naturally - I will move the feeder and definitely feed this winter. I think without the ready buffet of food, the squirrels migrated into the garden area and played havoc with it. Have you ever heard of a squirrel plucking off a green tomato and eating the top off to get to the seeds???? They have torn up my late tomato crop also! Evil little critters...<wondering what squirrel stew would taste like??>
I may be way off but I think what happened is that I usually feed them and the birds VERY well - even in the summer. This being my first year with chickens, I have cut back on feeding them (summer) because I think I read that the wild birds will give the chickens lice/mites and the bird/squirrel feeders were close to the coop. Plus there was plenty for the birds to eat naturally - I will move the feeder and definitely feed this winter. I think without the ready buffet of food, the squirrels migrated into the garden area and played havoc with it. Have you ever heard of a squirrel plucking off a green tomato and eating the top off to get to the seeds???? They have torn up my late tomato crop also! Evil little critters...<wondering what squirrel stew would taste like??>
