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Cake day: November 1st, 2024

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  • That’s essentially what I have been doing. You’d be surprised how many predators still roam the suburbs though. I have lost chickens to raccoons, opossums, hawks, dogs and foxes.

    My only real suggestion is check your zoning. I was operating in a kind of grey area but I have known people who had to get rid of their chickens to avoid daily fines. Getting well set up for chickens is a bit of work, I wouldn’t want to do that in vain.


  • To be fair, lots of animals like to kill chickens. I’ve lost dozens to predators. And I’m committed to free range, I don’t want to keep chickens locked in a small coop/run all the time. I still lock them up at night and they appreciate that. I actually have zero at the moment, waiting for spring to start over after some dogs jumped over my fence and killed all of mine. I still get free eggs from my sister though. Oh, and you can’t suggest chicken ownership without disclosing all of the chicken shit. It’s almost mountains of chicken shit.