Agriculture Reference
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DISTRACTIONS AND REMINDERS
Predators scare away other predators. Set up one of those inflatable garden owls to make
any hovering hawks anxious. I'm not sure how long the local talons will buy the fake
owl bit, but I've heard from many chicken owners that they're better than a fence in
some cases where foxes are rare but raptors are not. A set of blinking Christmas lights
or a few pie tins on a string, clanging together in the wind, is another cheap and easy
way to shoo nasty beasties. As a rule, most would-be raiders don't like the idea of too
much noise and activity at the scene of the crime. A bashing of tin and a light show may
be more effective than the occasional rifle threat.
Roosters are great protectors of hens. See page 92 for the pros and cons of having a
rooster in your flock
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