*** “If you have land, plant, learn canning, get some chickens” ***
I am loving on the Chickens ... just make sure you have enough Roosters ...
I had roughly 30 Chickens and about the same number of Ducks for about 8 years ... Problem is I live in Town and the Roosters were a little noisy and I was getting complaints ... I had 8 Roosters so I cut back to 4, I figured 1/2 the noise and it would solve the problem, nope so I cut back to 2 Roosters and 3 weeks later I had no Chickens or Ducks ... Hawks don’t care much about a single Rooster or even two same with the Feral Cats, Opossum, Raccoons and Skunks.
Ducks were the first to go, even though Drakes are very protective, they relied on the Roosters.
Roosters may fight with each other but they will gang up on anything that threatens their Hens (or even the Ducks)
” Hawks don’t care much about a single Rooster or even two same with the Feral Cats, Opossum, Raccoons and Skunks.
Ducks were the first to go, even though Drakes are very protective, they relied on the Roosters.
Roosters may fight with each other but they will gang up on anything that threatens their Hens (or even the Ducks)”
Get yourself some guineas. Great for giving warnings, and I have watched them drive off cats. The eggs are great to eat, as well as the birds. You have to learn how to kill them properly tho.