MightyChickenJF
Chirping
My mom was pleading with me this morning to give up on my chicken plans, because she's worried that the birds will quickly be eaten. I'm not sure if she realizes that the birds will be in a fenced, fabric roofed run-her father (my grandfather) let his chickens have the full run of his two acres.
Somebody mentioned on another thread that this wire might not be suitable for keeping out ground based predators. I responded that I don't think there is much in the way of such where I live. However, lately I have been hearing howling overnight and occasionally seeing prints that appear to be from some sort of canine. I know that the rancher who has superior grazing rights in the area has cowdogs meant to deter cow killer predators, and I have seen the dogs before. AFAIK there are no wolves or coyotes out here, and the animals eating my food compost may not be killers per se. I plan to stop by the county agriculture office next time I am in town and ask them. In the meantime, advice on how to harden the run perimeter is welcome. (I will try to dig the roof fabric out later in the week and post pics.)
Somebody mentioned on another thread that this wire might not be suitable for keeping out ground based predators. I responded that I don't think there is much in the way of such where I live. However, lately I have been hearing howling overnight and occasionally seeing prints that appear to be from some sort of canine. I know that the rancher who has superior grazing rights in the area has cowdogs meant to deter cow killer predators, and I have seen the dogs before. AFAIK there are no wolves or coyotes out here, and the animals eating my food compost may not be killers per se. I plan to stop by the county agriculture office next time I am in town and ask them. In the meantime, advice on how to harden the run perimeter is welcome. (I will try to dig the roof fabric out later in the week and post pics.)