How to raise Backyard Chickens: Re: [CHICKENS-101] Do any of you let your hens roost outside in the trees?

Foxes wont get them there but an Owl will.

deb

On 9/27/2011 4:46 AM, shadow513 wrote:
> Awhile ago my hen was injured by a groundhog, I must have closed the door while the animal was in the coop, maybe crawlws in ther to go to sleep. I know they do not eat animals but he must have gotten frightened when he woke up at 2 in the morning and started going crazy.
> My hen must have gotten scared and her wing was badly injured maybe broken. I went out to check and out a light on the nest box and he jumped out and ran away. Now my girl will not go in the coop. I had this happened before.
> She is up a tree and appears to be very content there.
> Do any of you allow your girls to roost in trees and how is that going, bo they eventually become dinner for a fox etc.? Or are they fairly safe?
> Thanks Ro
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