It is like that however, Boarder Collies running loose might be a bit of a stretch or very specific to your friend. If a couple loose collies, or more, happen to herd the wrong flock or worse, pack mentality sets in on flock...could be death to the dog. You definitely see dogs running around...
Persistent and opportunist! I am not a big fan of electric fencing for birds. I’m surrounded by it here in Ireland. That’s all that is used for livestock. If pushed I would probably get a couple little terrier’s and let them live outside. as many Irish do.
Give and take, everything needs to...
Part of the run is hardware cloth and part of it is not. I know that chicken wire is not the barricade that works best.
In the 6 years that I have had this run, I have had one mink attack, and this one fox attack. One year, I had a fox living in my field, in harmony with my chickens. I used to...
Two nights later I heard something being killed along the river so, I'd say the fox is sated for the time being. I am in the process of re building my coop, so now I must expedite the building.
Intercepted a fox with my fella in it's mouth! Late night, with a window open, heard my rooster squabbling. thought to myself that doesn't sound right. ran out to the coop with a light and there he was! the fox cleared a 7' stone wall. Rooster was shook, bloody head but he's ok. I spent the next...