I am in Pennsylvania so these are predators that are near me feel free to ask about other predators if you have questions
Since most of these predators are nocturnal be prepared have shoes by the door.
Foxes
Foxes are the worst because there is no certain way to get rid of them.
There are some ways to deter them though like a dog who likes to chase things,my dog is an austrailan shepherd and she chases our fox.
You can also put your scent around the property or put spicy peppers around(Though I have never tried this method.)
Coyotes are the same but we have not had any problems with them.
Coyotes and Wolves
You should be able to finish these the same way as a fox.I just wanted to say
I have never had any trouble with Coyotes(We do not have wolves on the east coast)we had one go right through
the barnyard and it didn't bother anyone.
Hawks
Hawks are protected in all 50 states
Raccoons,Opossums,and Skunks
While raccoons usually just go after eggs left out or some tasty trash they might go after your chickens.
Put a roof on the chicken coop and keep trash away from the coop and keep the eggs inside your house.
Weasles and Minks
Weasles and Minks are impossible.They can climb and swim.
Rodents
Put some hardware fencing around your coop and red pepper/chili flakes to deter them from eating your chicken food,You can mix them into your chicken food it actually makes the egg yolks more orange.
Barn cats are helpful too.(we get a lot of dropped off cats)
There are certain poisons that aren't toxic for poultry like "MouseX,ratX,and Ratrid"
Bears,Bobcats,and Mountain Lions
Usually it will be hurt if it is preying on chickens rather than its usual deer but I am not certain .
(I have never dealt with these animals Thank you lord.)
Thank you for taking the time to read my article please comment on anything I might have gotten wrong.
I take that back there are a lot of things wrong with this article but I can't delete it.
So enjoy my bad Grammer and punctuation!
Since most of these predators are nocturnal be prepared have shoes by the door.
Foxes
Foxes are the worst because there is no certain way to get rid of them.
There are some ways to deter them though like a dog who likes to chase things,my dog is an austrailan shepherd and she chases our fox.
You can also put your scent around the property or put spicy peppers around(Though I have never tried this method.)
Coyotes are the same but we have not had any problems with them.
Coyotes and Wolves
You should be able to finish these the same way as a fox.I just wanted to say
I have never had any trouble with Coyotes(We do not have wolves on the east coast)we had one go right through
the barnyard and it didn't bother anyone.
Hawks
Hawks are protected in all 50 states
Raccoons,Opossums,and Skunks
While raccoons usually just go after eggs left out or some tasty trash they might go after your chickens.
Put a roof on the chicken coop and keep trash away from the coop and keep the eggs inside your house.
Weasles and Minks
Weasles and Minks are impossible.They can climb and swim.
Rodents
Put some hardware fencing around your coop and red pepper/chili flakes to deter them from eating your chicken food,You can mix them into your chicken food it actually makes the egg yolks more orange.
Barn cats are helpful too.(we get a lot of dropped off cats)
There are certain poisons that aren't toxic for poultry like "MouseX,ratX,and Ratrid"
Bears,Bobcats,and Mountain Lions
Usually it will be hurt if it is preying on chickens rather than its usual deer but I am not certain .
(I have never dealt with these animals Thank you lord.)
Thank you for taking the time to read my article please comment on anything I might have gotten wrong.
I take that back there are a lot of things wrong with this article but I can't delete it.
So enjoy my bad Grammer and punctuation!
