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Hi @GinasFluffHut :welcome I think it would be better to start a thread in the emergency/disease/injury section here: https://www.backyardchickens.com/forums/emergencies-diseases-injuries-and-cures.10/ where you would be more likely to get a helpful response. To start a thread just go to the...

That makes sense.

If I put up a fence that has enough voltage to shock the bear, wouldn’t that kill a chicken if it decided to land on one of the wires?

I love the rooster in your profile picture! What kind is he?

Everyone’s alive and well this morning but me - I think I have the flu. So we’ll just hope the bear finds something else to eat and maybe one of these days I’ll manage to get some electric fencing around there. Thanks y’all for your help!

Thank you for that reassurance! I will go to bed in (more) peace and update y’all in the morning!

My big one is butted against the woods and is about 75 feet from the house. The smaller ones are also by the woods but only about 25 feet from the house. I’m just going to have to pray the bear doesn’t break into tonight and try to get some sleep. Tomorrow I’ll go to town and hope someone sells...

I can’t, unfortunately; half belongs to the neighbors. There’s several other ponds in the area too so it wouldn’t help any…

The other problem is that there’s four coops and they’re in two separate locations. My family doesn’t really think the wire is necessary and we just don’t have a lot of money right now. Ugh!

I wish I knew how long he’s going to stick around. I’ve lived here three years and never heard of a bear in the area. I don’t want to buy and put up and maintain electric fencing just for one bear that plans on leaving in a couple days…but at the same time I’m a nervous wreck and keep going to...

Also, would the bear be more likely to come at night or during the day?

How user friendly is electric fencing? I am not a electrician!

A neighbor told us that yesterday in the early afternoon a large black bear was seen crossing the road about a quarter mile or less from our house. We live in a decently wooded area interspersed with fields and a couple ponds (one of which is in the backyard). Do you think this bear would be...