- May 25, 2013
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Hi all,
We are in our first year of chicken ownership and just experienced our first predator break-in to the run early this morning. Pretty sure it was a fox as neighbors said they have seen a fox in our neighborhood recently. Two of our 6 were killed, beheaded and dragged off (we found them away from the coop) and one was injured but the vet thinks she will be okay. Any tips on chicken-proofing the coop? We went out and bought hardware cloth to replace our regular old chicken wire and we are in the process of digging it 12" into the ground all the way around. We already had the top of the run enclosed. Currently, we have the ladies cooped up while we are constructing a safer place since we and the survivors in the flock are pretty rattled from the carnage. Any other things we can do to keep our girls safe? Any ideas are welcome.
We are in our first year of chicken ownership and just experienced our first predator break-in to the run early this morning. Pretty sure it was a fox as neighbors said they have seen a fox in our neighborhood recently. Two of our 6 were killed, beheaded and dragged off (we found them away from the coop) and one was injured but the vet thinks she will be okay. Any tips on chicken-proofing the coop? We went out and bought hardware cloth to replace our regular old chicken wire and we are in the process of digging it 12" into the ground all the way around. We already had the top of the run enclosed. Currently, we have the ladies cooped up while we are constructing a safer place since we and the survivors in the flock are pretty rattled from the carnage. Any other things we can do to keep our girls safe? Any ideas are welcome.