Predators rarely stumble on backyard chickens by accident. They follow scent, shadows, and easy access, and a poorly placed coop can advertise your flock like a neon sign. By avoiding a few common ...

Erin Synder: [00:00:00] Yes, opossums do eat chickens. Many times it’s easier to think of them as an egg predator because that’s what they primarily hunt, but they will kill both young and adult ...

Nothing makes me fear for my backyard birds more than the sight or signs of predators around my chicken coop. I’ve had plenty of experience with racoons, coyotes, opossums, snakes, bobcats and foxes.

The creature was half its average size and had none of the stripes, spots and hair tufts that are associated with the notoriously shy predators. Wild Florida Rescue photo If a house cat and a coyote ...