Recent content by StinkinFeathers

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    Free range vs run

    I recently built a 'Fort Knox' coop and run that has electric fence all around it and is definitely predator proof. I've lost hens before to 'coons, bears, foxes, you name it. I feel like since I raised these hens from chicks that it's my responsibility to protect them. The previous coop I had a...
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    Fort Friggin Knox???

    Thanks! And I look at it like if I do it right the first time it will be a long time before I have to do anything else with this setup. And actually, it's not the 'first time' for us because we had a coop at our old house and it was swiss cheese and we had racoons and bears end our efforts...
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    Fort Friggin Knox???

    Ok, here's my 'fort friggin knox'...just finished with the electric fence wiring....put 2 ground rods in 11' apart and through the apron that extends out a couple feet from the run. So I'm thinkin' that now the welded wire is grounded too...I don't think that's a bad thing. I'm fairly confidant...
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    Fort Friggin Knox???

    I'm west of you here in California so I have a lot of the same predators you have. I'm building my own 'fort knox' now and just finished putting the 1/2" X 1" welded wire on the top and sides and even down into the ground for the 'apron' today. Looks really good but not so much for a bear. My...
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    New member from Norcal

    Hi, I've been looking at this site for quite a long time, finally decided to join. The wife and I have had chickens before but always battled foxes, racoons, and then finally a bear ended our chicken keeping effort. So we built a new house in a different location on our property and so I decided...
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