Hello from Vermont!

[sourland]

Hello, and welcome back to BYC. I, too, recommend hotwire around the coop and run.

 

[Kenneth Zweerink]

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

 

[Marie2020]

I'm pleased that you have decided to return

So welcome back.

I hope you can get that hot wire sorted, that sounds like a great idea and as much hard wire as you possibly can

 

[DobieLover]

Hello and welcome to BYC! Glad you joined.

I knew we had a black bear momma routinely roamed through our property before we ever got the chickens. So everything was always protected by hot wire. Now my setup sits inside electrified poultry netting powered with a 10,000 volt charger. She's never bothered my chickens.

There is some fence line maintenance required but it is very much worth the effort.

 

[janiedoe]

Welcome back to BYC, and good luck with your new flock!

 

[007Sean]

Howdy, and Welcome to Backyard Chickens.

Happy to have you here with us. Enjoy your time here at BYC!

Thanks for joining our community!

 

[Lulu-vt]

We use mostly Blink from Amazon. We have about 7 outdoor and one indoor in the coop and one in the incubator.

The deer cams we put further out where wifi doesn't reach.

The last bear a couple of weeks ago, I just got on my camera. They don't go after our chickens but want our sunflower seeds in the wild bird feeders. Suet was what they got this time. The feeders are now on pulleys up in the trees where they can't reach.

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Oh my gosh!!!! Huge mama and then cute babies!!! Wow.
Thanks for the rec for the camera.

 

[Nomadicus]

Hello and Welcome to BYC. Glad to have you joined with us in this Poultry Loving Community.

 

[chrissynemetz]

Hi, and welcome back! It's nice to meet you. Good luck with your flock.

 

[Lulu-vt]

We use mostly Blink from Amazon. We have about 7 outdoor and one indoor in the coop and one in the incubator.

The deer cams we put further out where wifi doesn't reach.

The last bear a couple of weeks ago, I just got on my camera. They don't go after our chickens but want our sunflower seeds in the wild bird feeders. Suet was what they got this time. The feeders are now on pulleys up in the trees where they can't reach.

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Oh wow!!! Seems like maybe you shouldn’t have any bird food. Then the bears won’t be attracted to your property. I’d be nervous they’d discover the chickens. Amazing photographs though!!