I don’t believe there is a predator proof coop. We can do whatever we believe is “proofing” but eventually we will probably lose chickens to a predator. We can try our best though.
Dog owners are a different story IMO. They aren’t a wild animal predator. This is an animal that an ignorant (or...
Yes, we tested it. I am going to Tractor supply today to get a stronger energy source tho. I bought a 5 mile and will change it out for a 30 mile.
My good friend had a dog that didn’t care about his shock collar so we may just have a dumb dog that will just go through it anyways. I’ve already...
So one of the same dogs just came by and got through the electric fence. We will have to add more fencing. If it comes by while I’m at home, it’s going to be shot at
I’m hoping the electric fence will take care of the issue.
But If the dog is friendly and not attacking my chickens, I wouldn’t harm the dog. We have had multiple dogs in our backyard but these are the first that have been aggressive towards the chickens.
I recently had an issue come up that got me thinking. I had a few dogs attack my chickens and I contacted the owner within my neighborhood chat.
A few people have made comments like: “a dog is my child” and “a dog is more important than your chickens”
“If you would shoot a dog, I hope you...
If you search the coop model on youtube, there is a video of someone who added a run extension to the coop. I plan to do something similar to what's shown in the video for the Producer's Pride Chateau coop we just put together. The youtube channel is "Bock Bock Bouquet"