Why am I starting to see so many predators?

[bledsoe95]

Just a week ago i killed a possum out of my chicken coop, & just yesterday i seen 2 coyotes, about 3 weeks ago 2 hawks had my chickens on roost all day. Are all these predators coming around for my chickens or what? (i know the possum was after a chicken dinner)

 

[kla37]

It's winter. Food is getting scarce and they are all taking risks. It has been a particularly cold and harsh one where I live, so we are watching out for them too.

 

[bledsoe95]

I cant stand anything trying to eat my chickens.

 

[yardbird tx]

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[aprophet]

bait works best this time of the year , loud bait HTH

 

[al6517]

Do you free range at all ?? if so thats like ringing the dinner bell.

AL

 

[bledsoe95]

Nope theyre all put up.

 

[al6517]

Winter is a tough time for preditors searching for food and putting on fat stores, they probably just smell the birds and are coming around to have a look see.

AL

 

[gryeyes]

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Bingo! Right answer!

 

[Mattemma]

I have not seen anything other than tracks,and I hear the hawks.They are hungry.Wish they would eat all the squirrels!

I only let the girls in the run and ONLY while I am there tending to the coop,and then they get locked back up!