Predators & Pests


Mites and lice: Protecting and treating your flock.
Raccoons (Procyon Lotor) a.k.a. Coons are one of the best known and easily recognised non-domesticated chicken predators.
The fisher cat (Martes pennanti), also known as the "pekan cat", or "black cat", is a large, dark coloured, furry member of the weasel family.
The red fox is a quick, skilful hunter and known chicken predator
The possum is North America's only marsupial mammal.
Chronic tick infestation can lead to severe anemia resulting in reduced egg production, loss of body weight and depression.
Owls employ similar hunting skills as hawks. Perched on a vantage point, such as a tree branch, they keep an eye out for possible prey and when the opportunity to hunt presents itself, they will...

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