Absolutely sickening!

[7L Farm]

I built my first coop & now have it backed with hot wire I still don't totally trust that coop. I build my coops now so no need for hot wire there safe.Even with hot wire you gotta worry about something grounding out, Power outage, etc..Build it strong & your done plus your burning electricity not me I build my coops these days where I don't need hot wire.Just my opinion there your birds.

 

[JJMR794]

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you may wanna reinforce that something smaller

 

[saddina]

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you may wanna reinforce that something smaller

yeah, hardwarecloth would be a bit better, and snakes can get thru the holes in CW.

 

[JJMR794]

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you may wanna reinforce that something smaller

yeah, hardwarecloth would be a bit better, and snakes can get thru the holes in CW.

VERY TRUE, AND COONS/ MINK CAN CHEW THRU IT IN SHORT ORDER AS WELL, ADD RATS TO THE LIST TOO...


I USE THE ROOFING METAL BOTTOM/ CHICKEN WIRE TOP PENS FOR MY RINGNECK PHEASANT BREEDERS--- VERY HANDY AND QUITE PREDATOR PROFF FOR LARGER BIRDS, BUT ANYTHING THAT MANAGES TO GET INTO THEM GETS TO DEAL WITH 1 OF THE LADS.... AND THEY ARE A TERRITORIAL AND ROWDY BUNCH LEMME TELL YA... ROUTINELY FIND SMALL DEAD ANIMALS IN THE RINGNECK PENS WEEKLY... MOSTLY RATS/ SQUIRRELS/ SMALLER BIRDS SUCH AS SPARROWS AND FINCHES... RINGNECK COCK BIRDS ARE 1000X'S BETTER THAN ANY BARN CAT... THEM FOOLS WILL EVEN FLY UP, INVERT, AND TRY TO SPUR HAWKS/OWLS THAT GET TOO CLOSE TO THE WIRE NET TOP COVERS... ROWDY I TELL YA! REEVES ARE EVEN WORSE, BUT ALAS I WOULDNT DREAM OF TRYING IT WITH ANY QUAIL SPECES OR MOST OTHER PHEASANTS EITHER. FOR SOME BIZARRE REASON QUAIL JUST RING THE PREDATOR DINNER BELL LIKE A HIGH SCHOOL FIRE ALARM?? CANT SAY WHY EXACTLY, BUT IF YOU HAVE 1 QUAIL FOR MORE THAN A WEEK IT WILL ATTRACT THE ATTENTION OF EVERY WOULD-BE PREDATOR FOR 3 COUNTIES IN ANY DIRECTION... DANGEDEST THING, HAVE'NT SEEN ANYTHING ELSE LIKE IT. WHICH SUX FOR THOSE OF US WHO ARE QUAIL ENTHUSIASTS... MAN IT JUST FIRES YOU UP TO PUT ALL THE TIME, MONEY AND WORK INTO SOMETHING LIKE THAT JUST HAVE ANOTHER ANIMAL COME BY AND KILL IT