A motion acti
A motion activated light wired to a door bell buzzer will alert you to the bears motion when he shows up...$17$ at home depot or cheaper....worth getting sleep at that cost...👍
You cant just shoot a bear with any kind of gun.....It had better be a high caliber gun with hunting hollowpoints.......know where to shoot for a kill shot.....heart or head....just shooting anywhere is not gonna work
.....just pain & suffering......Id call the local sherriff for advice....might...
By Ele
By Electtic fence, thst would be the type for cattle, not chicken predator fencing
....high amp for at least 20 miles of fencing.....research this topic for bears.....A lotta fur for insulation makes it difficult.....baiting the wire for nose or mouth touching is reccommended for full...
If your run & coop are built correctly, you have nothing too worry about from a fox...no need to kill it for just approaching to snoop.....it shouldnt ne able to get in either the run or coop.......just wishing he had food...but unable to get to the chickens......unless you skimped out building...
I use pellets due to the loss of edible feed in crumbles.....Mfr proccesing creates too much fines ...that and the chickens tossing feed out of feeders that is too small to eat....pellets are easily the best bang for the buck$$👍👍👍 Try sifting crumbles with a screen sifter and xou will see how...
Raccoons are territorial....once removed another will move in...NEVER RELOCATE NURSING MOMS, Starving the babies...build your coops raccoon proof, and every other predator proof too!...👍
NEVER USE RAT POISONS!!! You are killing any natural predators of rats secondary if thy eat the poisoned rat...Killing off natural predators such as Owls & snakes, Possums just makes your problems worse....use rat traps or one of the many bucket traps on Utube....The hardware cloth keeps out all...
Being familiar with the airsoft BB's, they are very brightly colored and easily visible, even in small pieces...don't think not being seen is a problem at all...separating causing stress, put several together instead of 1 single....better than with ALL the others searching poop in a large run...
You might want to isolate the chick for a few days too make poop checks a lot easier vs. checking all poop from others.....Most likely any kitchen oil would help, but no more than a few drops on its food soaked in....diareah wont help pass it...fibre will...keep lots of water available
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