3riverschick posts about predators tearing chicken wire... ABSOLUTELY !!!
Chicken wire is to keep chickens in - not predators out.
The most solid run is vulnerable unless it is secured with at least 1x2 welded wire. And I've even lost birds to a weasel that squeezed thru chain link.
If I ever...
If you see a Fisher Cat do NOT let your guard dog try to defend your girls against a Fisher Cat.
We had a Fisher cat in a neighboring town appear In a backyard and a visitor with his German Shepherd dog decided to sic the dog on the Fisher.
The dog was killed in less than a minute. Throat torn...