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My white homing pigeons always got hit and killed by Hawks. The dark ones not as often… I agree that white or light ones are highly visible to predators!
Yes your right I order 20 guenias last October let them out end March had 12 white three blues and purples now I have 5 left lost 5 white guenias in on day it's so heart breaking
This is true…and back in the day they had leghorns only….I don’t know how they did it
I've never had chickens but interesting to learn about, thanks for sharing
AGREE. God gave 'em camouflage for a reason.
Patara I have a question: what do you use to mark your eggs? I usually use a pencil to put X’s and O’s but I saw the video where you hatched the cream legbars and you used a marker of some sort. Thx!
Yep, white chickens are a beaken. It's such a shame Too! I stick with barred rock, black giant, silverlaced Wyandottes mostly and buff Orpington too. We've had fox come in the yard in broad daylight! And everything at night! Owl got one of our cats Too! An Orange and white one(well, we are UT fans) he got loose, but couldn't walk for 3 weeks! Vet said owl talon. Near his spine. He stayed in at night after THAT! Hawks are bad Too! Bee Blessed Danny and Rita in TN on Rooster's Ridge
I have white legghorns, the best layers, the quickest to get away and very aggressive. They are not so easy to get. I loose the most docile and friendly first.
Great video! That is something I never would have thought of. Thanks.
Great information as always. Thank you Patara. Will be using this knowledge when I one day have my own chickens. Looking forward to it. God Bless.
The color of the birds may have sone effect on the owls, but i have lost birds of all colors to all sorts of predators. Mostly hawks and foxes. I will be trying guard geese and if that doesnt help, ill have to get a great pyrenees.
This spring has been hard on us with our flock. I thought it was a bird of pray till we set up the deer cameras around our property and found out it was raccoons!
wow! this is good information to know. we live in town and working on those big plans to buy our Homestead in the county here in Ohio.
Can't understand the dislikes on this video, they must need more coffee! I love your videos, so much information you share and just love you and your family. God Bless!
yep, hawk bait.
they got my white silkies
Probably the animal activists
Had not considered, but with eagles, hawks, owls, coyotes, possum, skunk, raccoon and even bobcat on our property, we will need to do all we can.
That storm was a blessing yesterday! Has Cochise gone through his spring shed? I've got bits of Buck everywhere despite almost daily brushing and he is only half pyr….
For Patara and/or other pyr parents – of your dogs are outside/working and have the double dew claws, is there any concern about them getting injured? We just rescued a golden pyr and she has double dews on the back feet. Still young and boisterous, and I worry about her snagging them in brush, etc.
i knew you were going to say Predators, as soon as you said you were switching to darker colored birds. When I check on them when they are out, the light birds immediately attract your vision. Predators see the same thing. I do have two light Brahmas, and recently got two Salmon Faverolles, but the others are much darker colors, for that reason. And because I like those breeds! Thanks Patara!
And I will see you in the next video. XOXO OAG
My landlady lets her chickens run loose. Every year she complains that white and light-colored birds are taken by aerial predators. She doesn't believe in penning them up ( very long and stupid story), but as long as she doesn't protect them, she'll keep losing them.
Thank you Patara, never would have thought about color vs predator.
Thanks for your information on the chicks. This will help us decide what we want next.
Terrific information! Never thought about this but makes total sense! Thank you, Patera. You're always thinking and problem solving. Thanks for sharing with us!!
Do you have snakes up there? They love our eggs. Lol
Were the LGDs in the same paddock as the chickens that got taken? Up until this spring my chickens were all pretty dark but now were also raising Royal Palm turkeys… Their white color concerns me when it comes to predators. Thankfully we've not had any issues with predators on this property. Seems like there's enough woods around to keep the predators well fed.
Yes, adapting to what works best for you is key. Love your critters!
Im scared for my buff orpington girls with the many hawks and turkey vultures
I’ve read that chicken with “barring” (stripes, like barred Rocks or cuckoo marans) are the hardest for birds of prey to see.