Bear-proof Chicken Coop

[ShrekDawg]

google LRAD look what I found. http://www.atcsd.com/site/content/view/37/47/ that is the specific LRAD page and then this is the home page. http://www.atcsd.com/site/ I think this will be an effective bear detterent haha lol.

 

[ShrekDawg]

Maybe you could only send off the sound waves when you see the bear to deter it. or maybe you could have the electric fence up just as like a barrier for when your not around and then when you are around and you see a bear and/or a bear is trying to get in or whatever you fire off the sound waves to deter it before it even gets close and then if that doesn't work, you have the electric fence as a back up deterrent.

 

[ShrekDawg]

at least that's my theory. good luck.

 

[ShrekDawg]

What kind(s)/type(s) of bear(s)? good luck.

 

[wombat]

bigger the gun more the fun im thinking AR15 armor pearcing rounds alot of them cause if you cot bears who knows what else you have running around your place! besidesyou dont have to get close with an Ar jmo!

I would not recommend shooting bear with an AR-15. Also, AP rounds are hard, and you might not get much bullet expansion. You could end up with a really pssd off bear with a tiny hole drilled though him. Use enough gun for the job, and a round designed for large game.​

 

[ShrekDawg]

I don't think you should shoot them, after all bears have to eat and live too you know, I would just recomend deterring them and/or if the bears get to be a problem report a problem bear but if you insist on shooting them then please at least use rubber pellets or something that won't hurt them and will just deter them. After all bears are creatures too and need to eat to live and survive and are just trying to find an easy meal so it's not really their fault plus we are in their territory and they were here first and we need to remember that although I am very sorry for your loss and I know losing pets can be difficult but bears need/deserve to eat and live too.

 

[write2caroline]

In alaska the cabins have boards with the sharp part of the nails sticking out like a porcupine. But the chickens might squewer themselves..

Maybe something where clean up is easy so you can keep smells down or a set up where the chickens get raised up high at night and are lowered during the day.

Bears have really keen sense of smell. Food shouldn't be stored near the chickens. They probably come for the easy food and find the chickens as an added bonus.

I'm sorry for your loss.

I once saw a grizzly rip the top of a car off as easily as one would open a sardine can while people made all kinds of noise. Which is why in Yosemite they tell you over and over to lock up food items in the bear barrels.

Cal
Jax FL

 

[TonyB]

Bears and nearly every other predator you can think of live close by here, I find bear sign in my yard nearly every week. They are the main reason I don't have a coop set up yet, bears and mt lion. It sounds like electric fencing is the way too go.. but I may try that picnic basket!

I have kept chickens most of my life but never had too deal with predators except the occasional dog and raccoon. I would think once a bear touches the electric fence it would not come back as they seem to learn fast.

 

[Rooster Rules]

Bears and nearly every other predator you can think of live close by here, I find bear sign in my yard nearly every week. They are the main reason I don't have a coop set up yet, bears and mt lion. It sounds like electric fencing is the way too go.. but I may try that picnic basket!

I have kept chickens most of my life but never had too deal with predators except the occasional dog and raccoon. I would think once a bear touches the electric fence it would not come back as they seem to learn fast.

I live in Black Bear Country, wolves, coyotes, coons, foxes you name it. The bears have not been around much the last few years kinda on the edge of there territory.
But some beekeepers nearby use electric fences to keep the bears out, it works too. I have dogs, that don't bother chickens, they keep all wildlife and predators away, they even kill weasels.
Construct your run and coop super heavy duty, make sure that run as a good top cover, Cougars can be kept at bay, and heavy construction, can keep bears out, if the y get past your 1st line of defense the electric fence.

 

[Bear Foot Farm]

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Food shouldn't be stored near the chickens.

To the bears, the food IS the chickens

The good news is electric fence keeps them out VERY well
I've never had a bear in my pastures, even though they walk just outside the fencelines all the time. These are over 6" long and less than 20 ft from my fence: