HOLY COW!!! What happened here......!!??

[XxPandaxX]

Prevention is better than a cure.. so my family is going to put our coop in the garage ! LOL.

 

[RawrOsaur200]

Haha niiccceeeeee

 

[real_redhead]

Worst material chicken wire!!! We had a chicken tractor with a A Frame run covered in chicken wire, that way it protected from flying predators. Fenced in yard thought my girls were safe during the day in the coop/run but NO. A dog ripped open the run and killed 4 out of 5 girls. We sold that coop and built a permanant structure hardwire cloth some call it rat wire. More expensive but nothing getting thru that!! I don't have to worry about dogs, coons, hawks, etc except when I let them free range! Premade coop from Leonard, custom run built by my hubby and our contractor. I lock the girls in the coop everynight. I have thought about letting them sleep in the branches the kids put in the run but would worry all night! Nothing can stick its paw thru since the holes are very small but don't want to take any chances. Every open inch is covered in hardwire, I made my husband do everything he fussed a little but I kept sharing stories about a raccoon pulling wire away or reaching thru and he listened to me cause he knows how I love my chickens!





This is Nutmeg she is the only one who survived the dog attack.





3 of our new girls, they are about 14 weeks now, I have some babies who are 2 weeks old in the basement!

 

[FrankiesMom]

What a beautiful job....! (tell yer hubby!)

We are SO fortunate to not have any predators around, though I'm not sure why we don't

I was able to convert an old 8x10 shed into our coop and let them free range on about an acre of fence property. And I try, try, try to watch them all the time (we call it Hillbilly TV. snicker.)

Love my birds!!

 

[RawrOsaur200]

AW...sorry for your loss!!! I know the feeling!

And also ive been hearing alot lately about how chicken wire shouldnt necesarily be chicken wire haha.Alot of people had recommended rat wire and thats very good!!I'd like to start right!!! Another reason I love this site!! Thank you very much for the info!! I greatly appeciate it!!!

 

[SkylaSilkie]

For me chicken wire is NOT the problem. I have a coop you lift to get in and something acctully got INSIDE the coop and killed my best rooster in my flock (and the only one and was a baby). So DO NOT use a coop you can lift to get in.

 

[indi]

Odd thread but okay! Here's my story.... I had my four chickens in a thick wire coop and the fox managed to pull the door that opens inwards outwards. Fortunately he only killed one of my dears. Foxes are devious, they are opportunistic demons. Beware the fox.

 

[RawrOsaur200]

Odd thread but okay! Here's my story.... I had my four chickens in a thick wire coop and the fox managed to pull the door that opens inwards outwards. Fortunately he only killed one of my dears. Foxes are devious, they are opportunistic demons. Beware the fox.

Haha thank you??? I really just wanted this thread to help people with their options on their coop before they build it or they need info for it.Thank you for the story by the way and Im very sorry for your loss

 

[RawrOsaur200]

For me chicken wire is NOT the problem. I have a coop you lift to get in and something acctully got INSIDE the coop and killed my best rooster in my flock (and the only one and was a baby). So DO NOT use a coop you can lift to get in.

Aww...Im sorry for your loss

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[JerseyGiantfolk]

x2 It is beautiful... and so is Nutmeg!

What a beautiful job....! (tell yer hubby!)

We are SO fortunate to not have any predators around, though I'm not sure why we don't

I was able to convert an old 8x10 shed into our coop and let them free range on about an acre of fence property. And I try, try, try to watch them all the time (we call it Hillbilly TV. snicker.)

Love my birds!!

Don't think about predators, they can read your mind. The phone rang just when I heard chicken distress one time, ignored the call, ran outside, and the bobcat was out in the field heading this way.... set up, eh?