In the world of backyard chicken keeping, there is no moment more fearful than when you realize a predator has discovered your flock and a silent war has begun for the survival of your flock. I’ve had ...

Cooperative Extension A guard dog, like this Great Pyrenees, may be useful in protecting your chickens. This breed is known for protecting poultry. Predators can be a major problem for backyard ...

Keeping a small flock of chickens at home to provide eggs and meat has become increasingly popular, but many first-time small-scale poultry farmers are discovering that several species of wildlife ...

Gold Shaw Farm demonstrates their top predator protection strategies for poultry. Trump’s shutdown win just landed ...

MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) - The Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department is urging people raising chickens for eggs or meat to install electric fencing and take other precautions to protect their birds from ...

Submitted photo. Your chickens need protection on all sides, especially at night, when predators commonly attack. I have written an article on predators before but with the warmer days we have had ...

Please enable JavaScript to read this content. Every poultry farmer has to endure the headache of chicken and eggs thieves commonly referred to as predators. These ...

Vermont Fish and Wildlife officials received a record number of reports in 2020 about bears attacking chickens. The number of bear attacks on chickens has been rising over the last few years as ...

MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) - The Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department is urging people raising chickens for eggs or meat to install electric fencing and take other precautions to protect their birds from ...

Every poultry farmer has to endure the headache of chicken and eggs thieves commonly referred to as predators. These blood thirsty creatures are plentiful – ranging from domestic or feral cat or dog, ...