How do I secure the BOTTOM of my runs?

[starri33]

I have the skirting around both the run and the coop, coop has a solid floor in it..

 

[Cys chickens]

Are you having problems with this or just asking? I have never had a predator dig under the run. A few rats have and some rabbits. The only predator that probably could around here is a coyote or a fox. But, this time of the year the ground is to hard for anything to dig. To prevent this do what Cyprus already said. An electric wire can also help, predators will test the wire before digging under and an electrical wire is not very welcoming to them.

Thanks for the reply guys! I have coyotes (my friend lost 8 hens from one just down the road) and lots of ferral cats. My coop is going to be on wheels to move for new foraging and I'll move the run as well. I'll just have to see if it's a real problem.

 

[The Lazy L]

What Cyrus said in Post #2

• The Lazy L
• Jun 5, 2012

• The Lazy L
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