There are many threats to your chicken flock. Providing your chickens with a coop will help to ensure their safety from many types of predators or conditions. Keeping them safe is a struggle that many farmers have. I’ve had chickens for many years and seen first hand the threats that chickens can face. Want to […]
Why you don’t want squirrels near your chickens (it’s really gross!)
This time of year there are squirrels absolutely everywhere. I’m seeing squirrels in my yard constantly and much to the dogs delight, they are quite persistent in coming back! I let her out to chase them and 20 minutes later, they’re back. This goes on all day long! Since my chickens free range daily, this […]
Safety First: Free-Ranging Chickens with Electric Netting and a Mobile Coop
Like so many people, we wanted to free range our chickens. Happy chickens, healthy eggs! The local foxes loved that idea as well. Most of the year, we now keep our chickens on rotating pastures with the help of electric netting. Not only does it keep them from getting out – it also prevents predators […]
Top Chicken Predators For Backyard and Urban Homesteaders
Chicken predators are not just a concern for those living on acres in the county. If you have backyard chickens on your urban or suburban homestead then you need to be aware of your chicken predators too! These are not listed in order of threat – all of the same basic threat potential, depending your […]
Identifying 14 Common Chicken Predators and How to Protect Them
Do you worry about losing your chickens to predators? Well, I didn’t until recently. We have been very fortunate to have very few predators around our area. But suddenly they are coming in from every angle. So I’d like to give you a list of chicken predators and how you can identify them from the […]
