This is a picture of the opossum we caught raiding the coop last year.
Chickens are on the BOTTOM of the food chain, only after the bugs they eat. I have had backyard chickens for two years, and I have dealt with a plethora of predators. To name the ones I have actually dealt with, here you go:
Opossums
Raccoons
Hawks
Dogs
The others that are very likely to get a craving for chicken include:
Cats
Foxes
Coyotoes
Rats
Snakes
Owls
All of these are real possibilities depending on your location and coop design. Which is why I will be changing the coop design in the near future.
Just this week, my chicken woes include, dog attack=dead chicken, raccoon attack at 3 am-chicken missing some feathers, but ok, and yesterday very large hawk tried to take off with my girl.
I must remedy the potential problems before the baby chickens go outside.
The new coop progress will be documented.
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