Any idea what is killing my hens....?

[Folly's place]

No toxic toads up here!
Mary

 

[Ol Grey Mare]

I have netting covering my pens which are 60 ft x 200 ft. Since I put the netting up nothing has tried to go over the fences. I also have electric wire going around my coops and pens, concrete under the gates and the netting covering the pens.View attachment 1787335

Yep, a good hotwire setup makes netting quite effective by keeping potential climbers from making the netting an issue for all but aerial predators

 

[oldhenlikesdogs]

No toxic toads up here!
Mary

Or gators, or giant pythons. I will take my snow.

 

[cmom]

You obviously must get no snow? Snow brings down any netting here.

No I don't get any snow but the netting is 2" x 2". If I did get snow I would go out and shake the snow off of it. I'm originally from Traverse City Michigan but have been in Florida most of my life. About 50 years ago when I was in my 20's I had chickens in Michigan but then moved to Florida.

 

[oldhenlikesdogs]

No I don't get any snow but the netting is 2" x 2". If I did get snow I would go out and shake the snow off of it. I'm originally from Traverse City Michigan but have been in Florida most of my life. About 50 years ago when I was in my 20's I had chickens in Michigan but then moved to Florida.
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The snow that brings down netting is that wet heavy snow that sticks to everything. I have tried to shake it off, it's a fruitless endeavor that leaves me exhausted because it needs to be done repeatedly usually.