- Nov 17, 2010
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I am hoping for some advice on if it would be beneficial to try to dye my white 10 week old sultan pullet to help protect her from hawks . I trimmed her head and leg feathers and now she is goes outside on her own to the free range area. Her being outside now is making me very nervous! We have a lot of hawks here and she stands out like a sore thumb. (At least to me!)
I never would have added a white chicken to my flock on purpose. I kept her as a favor to a friend. Because of her crossed beak she needed a smaller flock situation like mine to be able to compete for food. I have a 2 year old crossed beak who gets along just fine with a special food dish. So...I agreed to keep the little white bird.
Has anyone every dyed a white chicken for camouflage?
I never would have added a white chicken to my flock on purpose. I kept her as a favor to a friend. Because of her crossed beak she needed a smaller flock situation like mine to be able to compete for food. I have a 2 year old crossed beak who gets along just fine with a special food dish. So...I agreed to keep the little white bird.
Has anyone every dyed a white chicken for camouflage?
We have neighbors close by. If anything starts to smell they may get the tape measure out and remind us that our coop is too close to their house! I decided when I got chickens that I would not pen them up and create an odor. I did not want to start any neighbor wars! Instead I tried to create enough cover that the hawks don't bother my chickens.
