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Rural/Farm Life

Arkansas Granny

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4. My dad never considered black snakes to be a problem in the henhouse.

Reply to Ohiogal (Reply #1)

Sat Aug 1, 2020, 08:03 AM

Aug 2020

For the number of rats and mice they consumed, he was willing to sacrifice an occasional egg. Rodents can ruin a lot of livestock feed.

Also, and I don't know this to be true, he claimed that a healthy black snake population would deter poisonous snakes. I know that I never saw any on our place while neighbors who killed any snake they saw, reported seeing them on a regular basis. I know that's purely anecdotal and you're free to draw your own conclusions.

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Egg production is down with the ladies they're traumatized [View all] TEB Aug 2020 OP

Yikes. Ohiogal Aug 2020 #1

Hope so TEB Aug 2020 #2

Soothing classical music soothsayer Aug 2020 #3

My dad never considered black snakes to be a problem in the henhouse. Arkansas Granny Aug 2020 #4

I agree with your dad TEB Aug 2020 #5

I never do bother the black snakes jcgoldie Aug 2020 #6

black snakes there handmade34 Aug 2020 #7

theres a fridge by the road down the canyon with eggs 4$ a doz..honor pay.. samnsara Aug 2020 #8