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particularly geese & turkeys... would that work to deter the small predators like snakes, raccoons, possums, etc.?
i had heard that those ones are fiercely territorial & protective over their smaller coop/pen-mates... is it true?
i used to know someone who had a single male turkey in with their chickens & although the roosters were mean & constantly pecked at legs & feet & would occasionally jump up & try to kick with their feet until you left the pen, that turkey was even more intimidating...& he knew it.
he'd display (fluff up all his feathers) & do a slow menacing strut until you left. he had a much more powerful peck then you'd think.
so i dunno, but if i were a raccoon or possum theres no way i'd think to go into THAT pen, lol.
just thought i'd ask if anyone else ever used larger birds as bodyguards for chickens.
the logic makes sense...
i had heard that those ones are fiercely territorial & protective over their smaller coop/pen-mates... is it true?
i used to know someone who had a single male turkey in with their chickens & although the roosters were mean & constantly pecked at legs & feet & would occasionally jump up & try to kick with their feet until you left the pen, that turkey was even more intimidating...& he knew it.
he'd display (fluff up all his feathers) & do a slow menacing strut until you left. he had a much more powerful peck then you'd think.
so i dunno, but if i were a raccoon or possum theres no way i'd think to go into THAT pen, lol.
just thought i'd ask if anyone else ever used larger birds as bodyguards for chickens.
the logic makes sense...