Raising Chickens on the Homestead

This is our Chicken, Holly. Holly is a Silkie. Holly likes bugs and is very broody. Holly is the cutest chicken ever!

I’m taking a walk to the chicken house checking for eggs when suddenly…

Some low down dirty Hawk attached and killed my Chicken. Her name was Shelby and she will be greatly missed. Here is what I did to try and prevent it from happening again.