squirrels

squirrels are often in my garden, are they a threat to my hens.

I have been keeping hens for over three years now and we have lots of squirrels in the garden, there has never been a problem.  I wish I could say the same for the foxes!

thanks for your help. thats great news

How about feeding the squirrels to the foxes?
It might kill two 'birds' with one stone!! 

I can remember an uncle who was "hen-pecked". We lived in a fairly big 4-story house - three families one house. My dad had most of the garden for free-range chickens.

My uncle was often seen attempting to hang out his family's washing with a yard-broom in one hand. He had roughly moved one of the chooks with his foot when it was still quite small. Later, when it had grown into a magnificent green and brown tailed cockerel, it took its revenge every time dear old uncle Ern set foot in the garden...

It always amused me as a 5 year old watching uncle retreat chased by the chicken!!