I have two Mountain Feist, bred to hunt just about anything. They have been paying way too much attention to my coop, now that I moved it inside their fenced domain. They bark and go crazy anytime the chickens are in an uproar about something, and they have made my chickens really skittish so...
Well, we had the coop a little further away from the house and it was outside the scope of their invisible fence, so they never alerted us to anything. That's why we moved the whole setup.
Thanks for your comments. Yes, I have a 8" high single strand of aluminum wire attached to a battery operated zapper that goes about 3' outside the run and coop. Mainly to dissuade my feist, who keep reminding me the ARE hunting dogs.
The Rainbow Layers are 8 Cuckoo Marans, 6 Americaunas, and 6...
On another note, I put a battery operated fence zapper around my coop and run with some thin aluminum wire. The zapper runs on 2 D batteries. Took about an hour to set it up. cost about $20. Dogs got zapped a few times, then learned total respect and won't go near anymore. Pretty easy...
I am a new member, but have been a BYC enthusiast/reader for years. Just decided to make it official so I could get more involved in the Store. I've been raising layers for about 12 years. This marks the beginning of my third flock. Please check out my post under Coops. Thanks!
Our previous flock was taken by a mysterious massacre. They disappeared 2 and 3 at a time until the only thing left was one baby chick, who we named Gloria Gaynor. If it turns out to be a roo, "Gaynor" if it turns out to be a hen, "Gloria."
I needed to make the run more secure accordingly...