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  1. Wickedchicken6

    Peacock as Guard Animal

    Ok. You have a fair sized run. Some people completely enclose their run and have wire either dug down so far in the ground...or they have a skirt of wire so predators can't dig in. I'm not certain what your setup involves... but it's hard to guess what would be more expensive. I see you've...
  2. Wickedchicken6

    Peacock as Guard Animal

    I'm sorry to hear about that. How many birds do you have? There's also going the route of a completely enclosed run for ultimate security. I realize you mentioned the cost factor already. I've never priced that out, I have too many birds to build an enclosure the size I'd need to build.
  3. Wickedchicken6

    Peacock as Guard Animal

    The fencer was separate. I bought a fairly large charger on sale. At the moment it's on one of our cattle fences.:rolleyes: I'm thinking a length of the netting was $170ish and I think the charger was around $80. If your parents help...that would be great. Do they get eggs in return?:) I just...
  4. Wickedchicken6

    Peacock as Guard Animal

    Well, you're already ahead of the game if you hunt coyotes. Foxes have been our main issue, they're so incredibly stealthy. Young foxes are quite easy to trap. Older foxes...not so much in our experience. I trap the young, my husband's taken care of the older ones. We got electric poultry...
  5. Wickedchicken6

    Peacock as Guard Animal

    I'm right across from you in Manitoba. We have all the same predators with the exception of bears. We only see them once in a while. We've had coyotes in our yard in the past that have taken down deer. We're surrounded by tree covered grain land and pastures full of wildlife. I free range and...
  6. Wickedchicken6

    Peacock as Guard Animal

    But like any deterrent that is used to scare predators away...the predators quickly become used to it.
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