And why now strips?
My setup is not unlike yours although I have dogs providing protection. I suspect you will have to "re-bird" frequently to compensate for losses unless you switch over to games and have some additional livestock about.
The strips enable directing foraging efforts to areas I can monitor / protect. Birds will spend bulk of time in short grass areas but get much of their animal eats from the deep vegetation areas right next to it. Additionally, when eggs are laid in field, they will usually in right long those strips making hunts easier.