![]() ![]() It was a great deal, and they were great birds. He sold us all of his laying hens for the initial price we had offered to buy them for. Then we get a phone call the next morning, and he told us that a cat had attacked some of his chickens and he didn’t want to go through that again. ![]() Well, he wanted more than what we offered. We were haggling with him and told him we would buy all of his laying hens. I never really thought of a cat as a predator until my husband and I were trying to buy some chickens from a guy. Coyotes are like dogs so they have the ability to carry off a whole grown chicken.Īlso, if you see prints it is important to research and try to figure out what type of print was left behind. You will know you have a coyote preying on your flock if you start noticing chickens going missing. It was quite scary.Īctually, we were hoping it was just dogs but the other night we were coming home from church and passed a coyote crossing the road near our home. We were outside skinning a deer one night and all of a sudden we heard nothing but loud howls. We have never had them around our home until recently. However, her mom tries to chase them constantly so I have to keep her out of the coop for security reasons. My little dog is actually very friendly with our chickens and will even go in their coop when I’m feeding. Plus, if you have a dog that isn’t friendly with the chickens then you’ll know to keep a watchful eye. Most dogs are big enough to kill and carry off their prey. ![]() You will know that your chickens might have been preyed upon by a dog if a whole chicken is missing. However, I know that if given the opportunity, in her prime she probably would’ve tried to keep up with her mother and hunt with the best of them. I say this because as I type this, I have a tiny 12-pound dog that is diabetic and blind prancing around in a sweater that says, “Cutie” on the back. Your sweet little puppy dog could be a mean little huntress in disguise. Here are the predators you should be concerned about around your flock: 1. So I’d like to give you a list of chicken predators and how you can identify them from the evidence you have left if one finds your flock.Īs well as give you a few tips on how to protect your chickens from predators. However, suddenly they are coming in from every angle. We have been very fortunate to have very few chicken predators around our area. Do you worry about losing your chickens to predators? ![]()
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