That's what I'll be doing, I think because if I enclose the entire space, there's nowhere to dig under. Dig in a foot, lay hardware cloth and up the sides, refill and hope that their exclusion from the chicken area sends them packing. That and continue to trap the less clever ones. Thanks all!
Great idea but we're a dog household. No one living here, including the dogs, are cat lovers. But it would be great if I lived on a bigger property with a barn! Thanks for responding.
I have 6 beautiful chickens, 1 and 2 year olds from 2 different Saturday afternoon excursions to the Chick store. Life was ideal with them clucking in the back yard and laying eggs all day long. Until it wasn't. Now I'm faced with the decision to battle the odds and keep them (my preference)...