Without making you suffer through too much details, in a nutshell, I was defeated by Foxes, Coyotes, Weasels, Raccoons, opossum, Cooper's Hawk, Red Tail Hawk, neighbor's dog and God knows what else! Yes, it was a loosing battle... just couldn't win! Those Predators got the best of me and now just lost all my spirit to keep going! You would be too, after loosing one after another almost every night!
But I think the biggest blow was when I lost my prized position, the Chocolate Cuckoo chicken! I worked very hard to breed those beautiful Cuckoos. I think loosing them what crushed my Chicken Keeping spirit!
After that, I became more or less numb to the losses until one day there were no more!
I wonder now if I could have saved them if I took some harsher steps! Probably yes. but not at the cost of contradicting the main reason I started the whole thing. Keeping some happy free ranging chicken!
So.... I no longer have chicken! I miss it often, but probably for the best that I don't reboot this; at least not for a while. Maybe I will reconsider after putting some major fencing to surround my property.
Meanwhile, if you are keeping chicken in you backyard, HAPPY CHICKEN KEEPING!
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