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Re: [RC] chickens to help control flies - TypeF \(Jackie Floyd\)We have a large coyote problem around here but I have dogs and everyone is fenced in. The chickens seems to be smart enough for some crazy reason, not to go outside the fence. And the coyotes so far, have not jumped the fence. And ... I also have predator flies left over in droves from two years ago when I tried them. Guess I've got more than my chickens can eat. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jena Williams" <equus_blue@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, September 30, 2004 10:25 AM Subject: [RC] chickens to help control flies Oh, we lose quite a few. I have a coyote pack that lives in the wilds of the empty feild accross from my house; we are no strangers to predetors! But I have actually had better luck with free range than when I tried to keep my chickens in a coop. Something would get in the coop and kill the whole flock. With free range they only pick them off one or two at a time. And I went with the theory that if it was stupid enough to get caught I didn't want it in my gene pool anyway. I still have a couple of the original 25 hens (purchased 1.5 years ago), but not many. I just keep incubating and raising replacements. I am hoping that the introduction of the jungle fowl blood will encourage "brooding" and they will raise their own babies. Then they will be basically maintenance free, other than the occasional chicken BBQ to cull the excess roosters! They may not be as good as the fly predator bugs, but they give something back in return. I have wondered if you could use both, or would the chickens eat the good bugs? Jena ----------------------------------------------------- If we had free-range chickens they would disappear in a flash......coyotes, hawks, foxes, dogs, cats, you-name-it predators. I'd bet the hawks would be near the top of the list in efficiency. Barbara -------------------------------------------------------- =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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