Covered run or not?

[BJ_BOBBI_JO]

DAWN419- I like your fencing/coop. Bending the chicken wire over the top making a tunnel like shape is a good idea . I never thought about doing it that way. And it also looks tall enough for one to stand in as well. And it looks large enough that the birds have some space. Ty for posting that pic.

 

[patandchickens]

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Sure. Bushes or low trees also would help give the chickens cover.

-Or does the hawk do a sneak attack from the air so that the chicken has no time to hide?

Depends on how much attention the chickens (or any one among them, like maybe an alert roo) are paying.

-How in the world did they manage to keep chickens back in the old days before they had fencing?

a) not necessarily for as long lifetimes

, and b) they didn't have to worry about the last two items in Shoot Shovel and Shut-up, so there were not necessar8ily as many predators around farms.

I think if you make a nice run your chickens can lead happy little chicken lives inside it, even though yes chickens can also lead happy little chicken lives free-ranging til something gets 'em.

Good luck,

Pat​