The chickens meet a California kingsnake

Posted on June 14, 2022 by youngholm

The chickens spend the day outside their enclosure, so my evening routine includes getting them back inside. This evening there was a California kingsnake hanging around the mower shed, which is next to the chicken pen. The chickens gathered round, fascinated but wary. I got a five-minute video in which nothing much happens until the snake finally decides it’s had enough and hides under one of the mowers, at which point one of the chickens follows and pecks it on the tail. The snake ignores this, the chickens can’t figure out where the snake went, and I get them put to bed — end of story. The video is too big to upload, I’m afraid, and not all that exciting.

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2 Responses to The chickens meet a California kingsnake

  1. brendan moles says:
    June 14, 2022 at 10:26 pm

    Boy… what exciting times at the ranch. Would have loved to seen both the snake/chicken interaction and the hawk lift off. Not to far in the distance tarantulas will be joining you on your ranch adventures!

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  2. brendan moles says:
    June 14, 2022 at 10:37 pm

    [Image.jpeg] Here’s my copper’s hawk experience in our backyard in February ’21. Perhaps waiting for a finch to fly over and enjoy a last meal of nyjer bird seed in the feeder.

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