Do you have your own chicken-keeping stories to share? I know a lot of you are raising chicks right now, and that's not always what it's cracked up to be...!
I agree, they are a lot of work, especially keeping the coop clean. I only have 2 now as 2 were taken by a fox. This happened on the one occasion that the coop was left open at night. The fox appeared to have waited on the roof for the chooks to emerge at first light and jumped on them from above. It has then jumped a 6ft gate with chicken/chickens in hand leaving a trail of feathers. It was very sad as they were like pets to us. 🙁
Oh, my gosh... my heart goes out to you. It's so tragic even if you understand foxes are just following their own predatory nature. Thanks for sharing.
Do you have your own chicken-keeping stories to share? I know a lot of you are raising chicks right now, and that's not always what it's cracked up to be...!
I agree, they are a lot of work, especially keeping the coop clean. I only have 2 now as 2 were taken by a fox. This happened on the one occasion that the coop was left open at night. The fox appeared to have waited on the roof for the chooks to emerge at first light and jumped on them from above. It has then jumped a 6ft gate with chicken/chickens in hand leaving a trail of feathers. It was very sad as they were like pets to us. 🙁
Oh, my gosh... my heart goes out to you. It's so tragic even if you understand foxes are just following their own predatory nature. Thanks for sharing.