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  1. Howard E

    Have you given up your flock because of neighborhood predators?

    Same principle is at work as with the horses out back. They reside inside a 3 acre pasture enclosed by a woven wire fence topped by a single strand of twisted #12 wires. Horse can and do ride that down to get to the lush grass on the other side. They don't pay it any mind at all. But put those...
  2. Howard E

    Have you given up your flock because of neighborhood predators?

    I probably do come off as sounding like that sometimes. OK, most of the time. But until I find something that works as well, I'll keep suggesting it. I have a neighborhood dog that wears a muzzle. A dog with a history of being a bit mean.....yet even when the birds are out and about....often no...
  3. Howard E

    Have you given up your flock because of neighborhood predators?

    BB guns? Bird shot? Rocks? All those require you to be on hand and at the ready to administer what may or may not even work. We went to a church social dinner last night, leaving the birds outside and running around while we were gone. Who stands guard then? The electric fence. (The only...
  4. Howard E

    Have you given up your flock because of neighborhood predators?

    If you want to keep your birds, an electric fence IS an option. Probably your best one. All the problems you have encountered go away once those dogs get whacked by an electric fence. As is, they have nothing to lose.....and oh so much fun! But with a fence.........they will not be coming back...
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