DokDream says "Hello."

[Yorkshire Coop]

Welcome to BYC @Dokdream

 

[Tookie]

Hello, and welcome to BYC! So glad you joined us!

So sorry for your loss. Good luck with the rest of your flock.

 

[chrissynemetz]

Welcome to BYC! We're glad you joined us!

 

[N F C]

Hi, sorry for your losses. Best wishes with rebuilding your flock.

 

[swampfox440]

Welcome to BYC! thanks for joining us.

 

[sourland]

Hello, and welcome to BYC.

 

[Kenneth Zweerink]

Welcome to BackYard Chickens. The Best of Luck with your Flock! And a Big Hello from Eastern Nebraska.

 

[triciayoung]

first off I welcome you to BYC!
roosters fight to protect their hens but the rooster wouldve got killed instead
Use the 1/2 hardware cloth to cover all holes
a mink can fit through a quarter sized hole
digging predators can be stopped by a hardware cloth 'skirt'
my duck house is a shed. one foot off the ground. i dug trenches all around it that were one foot deep and 2 feet wide. I got 4 ft wide hardware cloth and attached it near the bottom of the coop and it goes down into the trench , bends, and then out the 2 feet. (then I refilled the trenches with dirt.)

That is almost exactly what I do, except my coop is 18-inches up and I don't have a trench but the hardware cloth is attached at the bottom then goes to the ground and out 24 inches.

 

[Fuchsia]

Hello and welcome to BYC. Thanks for joining us.

 

[Lovely Lettie]

Welcome to our awesome community! Nice to meet you