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Are you sure your chickens aren't molting?

I'd try to snakeproof the coop, as I like snakes keeping the populations of mice, rats, gophers, starlings, etc down.

But I see your already working with a fishhook set up. Seems like not such a nice way for a critter to go.

The rolled up "deer" fence or what one uses to keep the birds off fruit trees will work. I had some around some tomato plants to keep the quail and pheasants out but kept catching gopher snakes. I went to rabbit fence or large chicken wire.

Good luck,

Geno

Funny in a way, the problems different regions produce.

Never a worry about snakes here, but had to 'owl-proof' my coop last year.

I know some that have to bear-proof theirs with electric fencing.

almost stepped on this one beside the chicken lot yesterday

Allen917,

My grandmother didn't have snakes that bothered her chickens, but she had one of those glass eggs and a home-carved wooden one painted white.She called them 'fool eggs'.

Their primary purpose was to train a hen that wanted to drop eggs on the ground instead of in the nest. She would place the fake egg in the nest and place the hen in the nest with it.
After 1 or 2 tries, the hens usually got the idea.

Myron

Dang I hate Copperheads , rather be around a Rattler anytime.

A good friend lost one of her prize "Service Dogs" this AM, to a damned Mojave,...with our recent rains, they're on the go. Two bites to the head, and the stout, healthy dog was gone, IV anti venom at a local Vet clinic notwithstanding.

The damn thing's still loose on her place, or headed in my general direction.

One of the more troublesome things we're noting is that a LOT of Mojave bites are not forewarned with rattling.

...looks like disenchanted Mau-Maus are not the only ones resorting to ambush, and practice thereof.



Caged mice, maybe ?

Thoughts ?

GTC

Damn a Mojave.

Deadly little bastids.

Was shredding a ranch a few days ago and shredded a large McCartney Rose growth, and there was a big cotton mouth under it. By the time I got the tractor shut down and walked back there with 1911 in hand, it was gone...

I hate cottonmouths worse than anything.

They are born pizzed off.

Barry, if you don't have a cab on your tractor you can get them sumbiches before they disappear. Ask me how I know...

BTW, I'm with you about killing them.

Ed

You can build a funnel trap or just use a minnow trap. It doesn't hurt to put an egg or two inside.
Placed along a wall or other obstruction is best.