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While skunks will kill young chickens and eat eggs, they rarely kill mature chickens. Because skunks are nocturnal, they can be hard to catch in the act of raiding the chicken coop. Do snakes eat groundhogs? Common predators for groundhogs include wolves, coyotes, foxes, bobcats, bears, lar...
Stoats and weasels are ruthless;they kill your birds and take them away. ... Weasels and stoats are some of the most difficult predators to keep away. They fit in small gaps and can climb high to reach your chickens. What is killing my chickens at night? Most chicken losses occur at n...
Chickens are great recyclers too and will eat almost any kind of kitchen scraps—leftovers and wastage are turned into usable, fresh, nutritious eggs! One of the benefits of free- ranging poultry is that they are exposed to the benefit of abundant sunshine which is a great health boost. On...
A: Yes--A possum (a.k.a. "opossum") that gets into your coop or run can eat eggs and young chicks, butthey have certainly been known to kill adult chickens as well. Small bantams are especially at risk. What predator eats a chicken's head?