Comments on: The Backyard Chicken Buffet http://suannewarr.com/blog/archives/987 In which the writer blogs about her growing collection of rejection letters, quirky Internet finds, and the inside-out adventures of daily life Wed, 23 May 2012 11:15:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Suanne http://suannewarr.com/blog/archives/987/comment-page-1#comment-129260 Suanne Mon, 23 Nov 2009 03:43:16 +0000 http://suannewarr.com/blog/?p=987#comment-129260 Yeah, we had to see it to believe it. Once we started looking around online, though, we found it's a commom problem for chicken keepers. The solution we're going with (when we get more chicks in the spring) is raising a turkey or two with them and some guinea fowl, as well. Apparently those birds have better survival insitincts and will watch out for the bird brained chickens. :) Yeah, we had to see it to believe it. Once we started looking around online, though, we found it’s a commom problem for chicken keepers. The solution we’re going with (when we get more chicks in the spring) is raising a turkey or two with them and some guinea fowl, as well. Apparently those birds have better survival insitincts and will watch out for the bird brained chickens. :)

]]> By: Cindy http://suannewarr.com/blog/archives/987/comment-page-1#comment-129259 Cindy Sun, 22 Nov 2009 18:46:11 +0000 http://suannewarr.com/blog/?p=987#comment-129259 I guess I didn't realize that a full sized chicken could be picked off so easily by a passing bird of prey. A chick, sure. But a hen??? I guess I didn’t realize that a full sized chicken could be picked off so easily by a passing bird of prey. A chick, sure. But a hen???

]]> By: Suanne http://suannewarr.com/blog/archives/987/comment-page-1#comment-129257 Suanne Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:35:27 +0000 http://suannewarr.com/blog/?p=987#comment-129257 We have been, and it's been wonderful. Until the local predators of the sky decided they could just sit in our backyard and wait for a chicken to walk by! I feel sorry for the last lonely one, but at least she's learned caution and knows to run quick to hide under the deck or in the coop. She's also a great egg layer, which some of the others were not, so I suppose there's that to be grateful for. :) We have been, and it’s been wonderful. Until the local predators of the sky decided they could just sit in our backyard and wait for a chicken to walk by!

I feel sorry for the last lonely one, but at least she’s learned caution and knows to run quick to hide under the deck or in the coop. She’s also a great egg layer, which some of the others were not, so I suppose there’s that to be grateful for. :)

]]> By: Cindy http://suannewarr.com/blog/archives/987/comment-page-1#comment-129255 Cindy Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:56:35 +0000 http://suannewarr.com/blog/?p=987#comment-129255 Oh no! Have they all been eaten? Here I thought you guys were just living the fresh egg high life over there! Oh no! Have they all been eaten? Here I thought you guys were just living the fresh egg high life over there!

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