My dad mentioned something about putting a bunch of old cd's in a line. The flash will scare them. Summer time the hawks stay away because of all the trees being leafed out. Once the leaves fall they come back. They need to eat the chipmunks and leave my chickens alone.
We've had several different breeds over the years trying to find the best fit. The first year we had black sex link and leg horns. We lost two of the sex link to heat exhaustion, too hot and humid for them here that year. Leg horns are a little flighty for my tastes, although good layers...
We got new chicks in late March (hawk took most of what we had) 4 of the chicks are supposed to Sapphire gem pullers, but they don't look quite right for thay compared to other pictures I've seen. One seems to have an over developed comb compared to the other three as well. I'm thinking...
Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens?
We've been raising chickens for 5 or 6 years now.
(2) How many chickens do you have right now?
Right now we have 14 chickens
(3) What breeds do you have?
1 brahma, Easter Eggers, Barred Rock, and Sapphire Gem? (Maybe)
(4) What...