Posts by Jaxon4141

I make chicken runs similar to a tractor only smaller, more like a tunnel. They are sectional and can be put together to make large runs. They have proven to be secure from mid-sized predators over the years and can be modified to keep...

I would put a skirting attached to the outside of run using a 2"x4" mesh coming out at least a foot along the ground. If you weight the skirts down with pavers or rocks, you can make everything movable and still stop diggers for...

Quote: Originally Posted by kellysmall87  Hi, I lost my flock to a fox a couple of weeks back. I have now decided to get new chickens but keep them in my garage overnight as I am scared a fox will have them again. I...

Those three eggs he had in him would have probably lasted him for a week or more. Snakes do not eat everyday. Some only eat once a month. For the amount of rats and mice he would have eaten over his lifetime you could have easily...

Quote: Originally Posted by Rachel96  By the way, they probably weren't all that valuable. I breed birds for my own use and that of my friends' -- my roosters, Domino and Wimpy at least, were probably nothing...

Quote: Originally Posted by feff94  Is there such a thing and where can I get them? Live traps don't work for me they dig under and tip over or drag away, but never go in! So if you know of a trap that would work that...

Sorry you had to lose such valuable birds. How come you didn't have these birds in a secure location?

Quote: Originally Posted by eeckenrode  Two nights ago we lost 2 chickens and a chick to a mama raccoon and her 4 (big babies). We captured them on video the next night looking for a way in but leaving without getting...

Quote: Originally Posted by amcconnell  Lost a chicken yesterday to a young hawk. We had the chickens out free ranging in the yard while we were out. We went into the house and were only in there for about 30 to 45...

I use a portable system that will work on uneven ground if it's not too uneven. It's made out of 12 gauge fencing. Only a few materials besides the fencing are needed and a few tools are needed for cutting and bending. I make them...