Search results for query: *

I'm sure if you have a smaller yard it would be similar to having an enclosed porch or pool area. I don't see why it wouldn't work!

Nice! Thanks! I think my area may be too wide for the PVC though. We're going to run chain link from the "predator proof" run out to our existing privacy fence. These would be great for a nice roomy moble coop though! It's definitely something for me to consider!

Thank you for sharing pictures! It helps me to envision how we're going to string it up one we're done installing the fence! Thanks! Since we're still getting the chain link fence portion down I'm making a list of all of the recommended nets and I'm going to compare once we're ready for it. We...

I'm so sorry about your terrible experience! I'm glad Joy made it though! We decided to name our little Blue Marans "Lucky" and it's funny that you mention squirrels because I found this little bugger in the run yesterday just enjoying the free buffet of chicken crumble. lol, I'm sure it will be...

I do the same thing now, I wave my hands all willy nilly and sometimes yell at them...I do have neighbors though, they probably think I'm crazy. They could be right. Lol :lau Do you recall which type of plastic netting it is? The kind I'm getting is plastic too but I'm hoping it's a bit...

Wow! I think hawks, eagles, and falcons are gorgeous but the increase of viewings I've had this year have very nearly given both myself and my chicken's heart attacks. My newest visitor was a Swallow-Tailed Kite, a bird of prey but such a small one that I thought for sure they wouldn't be...

Oh! I hadn't thought of that! The stuff that is normally mounted to chain link fence right?

Amazon seems to be the best resource for finding the larger rolls of netting. Good luck! I hope you're able to get your eagle situation under control!

I'm going to get some netting and heavy fishing line to string across to help support it as someone else mentioned. I have lots of trees back there to kind of "tent" the netting up so it doesn't sag too much but I like the idea that was shared to use the line as a support where you don't have...

The fishing line helps to support the netting? That's an awesome tip! Thank you!!

I'm so glad everything worked out for you as well! It's difficult when trying to weigh the importance of enrichment with big open areas for our chickens to forage against the dangers that seem unavoidable when providing it. I'll definitely be cutting down on their acre of munching space but...

:eek: That sounds so creepy!

Everyone calls them buzzards here but I believe they're turkey vultures. They're all black but huge! They're everywhere but all I ever see them eat is roadkill. I'm really shocked by this new information about them killing baby cows too. Mine are all cooped up in the smaller run right now with...

He's doing soooo much better and back to chicken shenanigans with his brothers and sisters today!

It's no worries you guys, I'm not shooting anything whether it be big-ugly-bald-headed-headed-buzzards, birds of prey, or the neighbor's cat pooping in my garden. I'm one of those sissies that doesn't even like killing bugs...unless I'm feeding it to my chickens...once I give a bug to the...

WOW! That's an incredible recovery for your hen! I feel even better about this little guy pulling through now! When I got home, he had already started to half open his eye. :celebrate The music is a wonderful idea! He's in a bin right next to the brooder full of bitties though so it's anything...

:eek:We have buzzards everywhere! That's crazy! I've never seen one kill anything, even though they're plenty big enough to do so...then again, where I live it's not exactly difficult to find roadkill...lol :rolleyes:

Thank you so much for all of the great suggestions! I'm going to order a few rolls of the heavy netting and a couple of the lighter netting as well to go around some trees! Now I just need to figure out how to attach it to the existing run, privacy fence, and chain link, lol, that should be easy...

I think the hawks here are smart or just extremely tenacious because I've seen one down the road perching on top of a fake owl :idunno and the crisscrossed twine doesn't seem to faze them. I'm going to figure something out though...this was the 3rd failed attempt a hawk has made on my flock and...

I free range all of my chickens but because the hawks have been so active this year I'm going to be building an extended run that isn't necessarily as predator proof as my main coop and run but something I could put a net over to prevent hawk attacks and still allow a semi-free-range scenario...