The Opossums have been the problem predator with the younger chicks, one having found its way into the brooder last fall and killed several of the 2 month old chicks. With new chicks arriving this week, the plan was in place to head off the possums. Beginning last week the trap has been set out…
The end of October came the predator. A nasty looking Opossum, on the hunt for fresh meat. I thought perhaps the brooder was secure enough against pretty much all the predators in our area, except for perhaps a racoon. But it was the possum that created the problem. Just as my daughter was arriving home,…
So we got our second batch of chicks this week. Picked up from the local farm supply when the chicks were a week old. The farm supply gets their chicks from Estes Hatchery in Springfield, Missouri. For this round, we purchased a dozen chicks, purported to be all pullets. A third of our first batch…