[Jacob-list] chickens for fly control

[Sugar Hill Farm]

Hi all,

We have chickens and cats.  I have found cats (domestic/barn) to be no match
for chickens.  I even have a hen that lost her wings and still she makes the
cats move if they are in her way.  Now, if injured and bloody, I don't know.
Marcia
Sugar Hill Farm, Heritage Livestock
Jacob & Shetland sheep, American Bashkir Curly horses, Appaloosa horses,
Delaware chickens

----- Original Message -----
From: <dazazel at usit.net>
To: <jacob-list at jacobsheep.com>
Sent: Saturday, June 10, 2000 9:03 AM
Subject: Re: [Jacob-list] chickens for fly control


> I have two hens that are freerange and until this spring I never noticed
> very many flies at all.  Then after moulting one of the hens turned broody
> and wouldn't budge out of the coop until a few days ago.  I wonder if that
> may be part of the fly problem--one hen just can't do enough to keep the
> flies down?  I also haven't seen the hen who was broody in a couple of
> days--I hope she didn't wander off and get caught by a cat.  There are a
lot
> of cats around here and they can (and do) get through the fence, which is
> why I haven't gotten any more chickens.  Maybe if I got a few dozen there
> would be safety in numbers?  I really like the eggs too!
>
> Katherine
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