Identifying Common Chicken Predators & What Killed Your Chicken: ‘What The Cluck?!’ Session 13 [Podc

Chicken predators, opossums in particular, are the bane of my existence on the homestead.   In this episode of What The Cluck?! we discuss 5 common chicken predators. Far and away, the most common predator we deal with on the homestead are opossums.    When it comes to chicken predators, you always have to be on alert, because they can spring out of nowhere, and destroy all your hard work, and take the food you've been raising for themselves.   While I'm sympathetic to wildlife, I also take raising my chickens seriously, so I try to do everything possible to keep them safe.     So, in this value-packed episode... You'll learn how to: Tell what predators are attacking your chicken flock based on some tell-tale signs Deter chicken predators Keep your flock safe Stay within the confines of the law when dealing with chicken predators   (LIKE THIS PODCAST? LISTEN TO THE REST HERE) Links we discuss:   Getting to know chicken predators by their tracks from One Acre Homestead   American Veterinary Medical Association policies on euthanasia of wildlife   Aereal chicken predators protected by the Migratory Birds Treaty Act   Thrive Market   Feeding Your Hens Right - My online video course about feeding chickens for so their healthy and lay better eggs.   READ NEXT:WHAT TO FEED YOUR CHICKENS FOR GREAT TASTING EGGS   Transcript Hi there, and welcome to session 13 of What the Cluck?!, a podcast devoted to keeping chickens for fun and self-sufficiency. I’m Maat from FrugalChicken, and I’m sorry this episode is a bit late, I’ve been battling strep throat this week, and I wanted to spare you the pain of hearing my voice.   For a couple days there I couldn’t breathe or swallow, so recording this podcast was out of the question.   But I’m back, and in this episode we’ll talk about 5 common chicken predators, these are the ones I personally have the most experience with, how to identify which of these predators killed your hens based on some tell-tale s