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Thanks for the reply guys! I have coyotes (my friend lost 8 hens from one just down the road) and lots of ferral cats. My coop is going to be on wheels to move for new foraging and I'll move the run as well. I'll just have to see if it's a real problem.

critters can easily dig & crawl under the run. I haven't seen any comments on that problem in the threads.

Hi! I just joined. Cys Chickens is my moniker. I'm getting chicks for the first time and am nervous; I don't want to dispose of dead chicken! I'm thinkng buff Orpingtons because they are quiet, broody, and heat resilient. Our summers are HOT (115), DRY and our winters are not uncommon at -5 F...

I'm wondering how it's getting in. Probably going under the bottom of the run, maybe through a tunnel. Dig 2' deep trench and SECURE 1/4" wire mesh. These little slinks can go through 1" chicken wire. Traps with aromatic cat food should coax it into your trap. Then kill it.