What's the dumbest thing you've done to protect your chickens?

[FisherMOM]

I left my ducks outside one day and we had a hailstorm while I was gone. poor ducks. Well later that day we had another one, after I got home. It was smaller hail, but with thunder and lightening too. I ran outside and tried to herd them into the garage. They were so scared and kept running in circles. Finally I grabbed one, then a second and took them to the garage. When I came back out, the third one was quacking her head off looking for the other 2.

After that day, my ducks think I saved their lives! poor babies.

The weatherman never said it was going to hail that day!

 

[Ericasl]

I beat the dog next door with a baseball bat. I am also not sure how I did it, I live in a split level house so I had to go down a flight of stairs and go through two fence gates!! All I saw out the window was that dog with one of myy EE's in her mouth. I really think I flew out there. I beat the dog real good it all just happened so fast it was like the mother in me came out. The dog is not the same it sees me and runs. It has not been back Thank you Lord. I beat it through the hole it dug under my fence. The good thing no one was hurt but the dog. Well my hands were sore for a few days after.

 

[wegotchickens]

One Sunday afternoon I saw a coyote coming through our yard towards my chickens. I jumped up and yelled "Hey!" and ran towards it. That coyote turned and loped away quick!

I told this story to some friends and one woman said, "Oh poor coyote!" I must've looked at her like she was she was insane because she said, "No! I mean for getting between you and your chickens!"

 

[bluie]

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Oh! This image had me laughing out loud! I think I should get some chicken jammies and big pink fish slippers to ward off the raccoons in MY yard!

 

[chilling in muscadine]

One day while driving home I noticed I was being pulled over right about the time I was pulling into my driveway. I gave the cop my lisence and he goes to his car. I look up and I see a hawk coming across the field and it's coming toward a hen and her biddies. I jump out of my truck and start running toward the field to try and save the biddies. The cop starts running too. Well not to far into the run my roo Rocko jump's into the air and hang's his spur's into the hawk. The hawk flies into a tree [wham] and change's direction's. The roo is steady running behind the hawk trying to catch it. Well the cop was a good sport when he realized I wasn't running from him just trying to protect my girl's. He said he also has chicken's and problem's with hawk's. I still get a good laugh out of this when I think about it. I don't laugh about the 10.00 seat belt ticket I got.

 

[go-veggie]

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Ok, I just had to say this...
I had a dream 2 nights ago that the two baby roos I gave away were hugging me-I was draped in wings. It was the strangest thing! I also dreamt that same night that I won the powerball...
then I woke up! Reality is a real *****!

 

[go-veggie]

Oh, and I know it's not about chickens, but I fish through our little pond every night and bring our 3 turtles in the house where they will be safe until morning! I know, it's crazy, but after the raccoon attack where one was killed and one was severely injured, I just can't leave them out there.

 

[missourichickenmama]

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[fosterchick]

I had a hole in the wall form the door knob hitting it. (the kids did it) Well I fixed it. About a week later I let the birds out to roam the yard. I came in to a few things. Then I heard the farm dogs (two) chasing the birds trying to get one for lunch. I ran out so fast the I slamed a new hole in the wall. I did mange to catch one of the dogs. I then had to keep the dog caged because the dog warded wasn't on duty until the next day. But when I called it in to the cops I was told that I must feed it dinner and treat it Humanly. I stated that I don't I have worry about the dinner because it got a bite out of two chickens, so it already ate. I still have the hole in the wall almost a year later. The hole was worth saving my flock.

 

[OHMYCHICKIES]

These are great.