The electric fence will take care of the raccoons, possums and such. I raised pheasants last year and didn't loose a single one. I had the electric fence, then 6' tall fence with netting over top. By the sounds of it, they are going to need to be locked in a run when we're not around. That...
I guess in my research i was finding that if you give them a coop with feed and keep them in there and a run until they start laying they will come back each night. I'm completely new to this so I don't know if that's true or not. My plan was to put them in an enclosed run until they start...
My plan was to allow them free range. The electric fence will keep the ground based predators out. I didn't know if a 4' fence would allow them to fly over and back in as they please or not. Thank-you
I'm brand new to chickens. We have 80 acres with a home on it that we use as a cabin. We are generally there multiple times a week. I'm building a chicken coop that is 4x8. I'd like to allow the chickens to free range but also a safe place to stay. I was wondering if anyone has had any luck...