Keep Chickens Safe With Many Methods And Chicken Hutches And Runs

It is unfortunate, but nonetheless a fact that despite the fact that your chickens are just going about their everyday business, there are dangers that might befall them should you, as their responsible owner neglect to see to them. In this post I shall describe the possible dangers your chickens can face, and ways you can tackle these problems.

In case you do choose to add to your existing chickens, my advice to you is that you guarantee you do it safely. By this I mean buying only from a well-known well-respected breeder, and ensure that you see the chickens in their present home before you buy them. Additionally, Ideally, you will need to keep these new chickens in a separate chicken hutch for a minimum of a couple of weeks to make sure they are free of disease. They are going to also have to be treated for lice and mites prior to when you add them to your present flock of chickens. Last and most certainly not least, always make sure that you add your new chickens when it is dark. Your Pet Dog!
Now, as you're a chicken owner, you are most likely to be a pet lover in a few areas. Now I'm not insinuating that your particular "man's best friend" is out to purposely hurt these chickens, far from it, the dog typically has no intention of hurting the chickens, however due to their differences in size, strength and demeanour; it really is the chicken that invariably comes out on the worst end of things.

Regardless of where you live, the fox is among the most, if not, the most, hazardous threat to your chickens safety. Foxes will take an opportunity whenever it presents itself. Because of fox hunting being outlawed, whether you believe it is a good thing or a bad thing, it does mean that there has been a big increase in the number of foxes. All that's required is for you as a chicken owner to make one mistake and the fox will take advantage. The fox will attack the chickens with no thought or consideration. The Chickens which are not attacked aren't let off in anyway, as it's frequently the case that they sadly die of shock anyways.

The biggest risk to your chickens is one that you are responsible for. A lack of security is the greatest threat to your chickens, as it opens them up to all other threats out there. It's imperative that you ensure everything that can be attack proof IS attack proof! These chickens can be at risk if you leave someone else to lock them away whilst you are away for whatever reason, and the individual just forgets or can't be bothered! This is a definite factor in lack of security. Always make sure that you know that the individual you are leaving your chickens with is 100% dependable and 100% understands the procedure involved in locking your chickens away, and appreciates the factors behind it. Make sure that you always lock your chicken house thoroughly yourself, and make sure that the run is in prime condition, with no gaps underneath the wire that predators can take advantage of, and no simple access over the leading, for the exact same reason.