Re: And then there were none

From: Jim (jim_at_blue-pepper.com)
Date: 07/17/04 

Date: Fri, 16 Jul 2004 18:52:51 -0600

I tried free ranging the chickens and they kept disappearing one after
another - all in broad daylight! The day I decided to pen them up was the
day I lost my head rooster (the leader of the clan, if you will). He was a
big RIR and was clearly the toughest of the bunch - in fact I still have a
couple of places on my hand where I am healing from his bites. Whatever got
him only left feathers.

I would love to let the chickens free range on the property, but
unfortunately it isn't a realistic scenario based on the predators in our
area. 

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"Christina Websell" <christina.websell@zoomdotcodotuk> wrote in message
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> Medusa <nobody@nowhere.com> wrote in message
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> > We have about 16 guineas that just turned one year old. "They" had one
> > brood of about 12 babies, then 12 became 7, then 5, then 2, and now
> > none. They are free range and yes we have predators in our woods. Do you
> > think they will have better luck next year and be better at protecting
> > their young? Is this something they learn or do we have to do all the
> > keet protection for them?
> >
>
> You have to do all the keet protection for them.
> I don't know what predators you have, but it's unlikely a guinea can stand
> up to it, so it's up to you.
>
> Tina
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