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Foxes
Mr. Fox has to be every poultry keeper’s number one enemy. Sadly, many people have lost their chickens or other poultry to a fox. When it happens, it can be devastating. When I was 7 years old, I went...
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Shooting Foxes to Protect Poultry
There are currently two different licences here in the UK and two methods that are used to get close enough to the fox. Firstly though, you will need to fit a Police approved safe into your house in...
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Llamas As Guardians For Chickens
Michelle Garner keeps two llamas in her field with her chickens and has seen them chasing off foxes and dogs that have entered the field. She tells us a little more about her llamas and how they can...
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Crows and Rooks
Crows and Rooks can be very damaging to your birds. Chickens or ducks that are sitting on a nest, or have young and are not enclosed are particularly attractive to them, however they will also take...
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Stoats And Weasels
Stoats and Weasels will not usually attack large chickens but can be a problem with smaller birds such as bantams, guinea fowl, call ducks, quail and many species of wild fowl as well as chicks and...
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Electric Poultry Netting
One of the joys of keeping chickens is to see them wandering around the garden going about their chicken business (or destroying your annual bedding depending on your point of view!), and there is...
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Poultry Fencing
Poultry fencing isn’t usually covered in books about keeping chickens, and yet it is a fundamental requirement if you are fencing off an area for your poultry, rather than buying a pre-fabricated run...
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Mink Trapping Tips for Poultry Keepers
Predators can be a constant worry for many small holders and poultry keepers. A single fox can ruin years of careful husbandry and breeding in a few minutes, and stoats think little of killing a broody...
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Proper Poultry Pens Give Peace Of Mind
In this article, Jeremy Hobson looks at some ways of giving your chickens space, yet still keeping them free from danger by using a well designed poultry fence or pen. Some of the heavier breeds of...
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Magpies – Stealing or Eating Eggs
In the U.K. we have the well-known Eurasian magpie. This is a very distinctive black and white bird that comes from the Corvidae family. Unfortunately, they are trouble for poultry keepers! Magpies can...
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