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Originally posted by mike28w:
I've been told that chickens are hell on snakes.....anyone know if that true ??

The eggs. Many a time as a child, I reached into the nesting box in the henhouse to find Mr. Blacksnake after a dinner of eggs.


Withdrew my hand pretty fast.

quote:

Originally posted by mike28w:
I've been told that chickens are hell on snakes.....anyone know if that true ??

Chickens not so much in my experience, but guineas are good. They won't necessarily kill larger snakes, but they'll let you know they are there and keep them away. They're great at bug control too. Noisy though.