#predator-proof

  1. chickenlady2004

    my teenage/young duck went missing while with other ducks. could something have got it?

    i had a mink attack a week ago. i didn’t kill anything thankfully but i knew it would be back so i’ve done everything i possibly can to protect them. today, my baby/teenage ducks were playing. i came out side to put them to bed and one was missing ? all of the others were content, not injured...
  2. chickenlady2004

    would this material be predator proof?

    i can’t tell if this material is predator proof. i have more of it to do some modifications on my other coop so was just wondering before i move them into a different set up
  3. chickenlady2004

    netting to protect my birds

    Hi everyone! i’m getting some hardware cloth to try and keep the predators out of my duck and chicken house… does plastic chicken wire netting work to keep out mink, weasels and other pests? it’s the only one my store has here, and the nearest town with better materials is 4 hours away.
  4. chickenlady2004

    mink traps

    anyone know what i should put in my mink traps? i’ve tried fish, and some duck feathers that it ripped out on its first attack, as well as the bloody towel i cut up that had my ducks blood on it (she survived and is doing a lot better btw) i’ve heard live bait or dead chicken or duck that it got...
  5. PoleFarm

    Stovepipe baffel against snakes?

    Anybody use stovepipe baffel with any luck to keep snakes out of a coop? . I'll be elevating my coop 2 feet on 4x4 posts. Is this too short a height to bother with? Would a snake just climb around it?
  6. kyleen

    Predator proofing coop

    I recently had a fox attack during the day. It was time to enclose my run. Stick built a frame and topped with steel roof and 1/4" galvanized hardware cloth. At most there's a couple inches between the frame and granite rocks it's built on top of. But I'm nervous it's not enough. Or if I should...
  7. Eronica

    Yard Proofing

    Hello everyone, so excited to try this out! I am a new comer to the Chicken world and so far I've learned plenty things from the Chickens and myself as a Chicken owner :). I have one problem that keeps bugging me; I want to keep my chickens free-range at all times. Since the weather in Chicago...
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    • #chicken-friendly #chicken-oriented #fence-proofing #free-range chickens #free-range-lifestyle #predator-proof #safe-environment #safe-hens #safe-yard
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