Little tip to help keep predators away:) !!!

[happyhens44]

I was talking to my neighbor who has chickens and he said that he has a light in the coop and a radio going at all times

I tried it and my chickens are 16 weeks and still havent had a predator try to get in, I think it works because if you put it on talk radio then it sounds like humens are in the coop at all times. I have country on lol.

hope it helps

comment if you going to try this

 

[Cetawin]

I did that in my coop back in Oregon..never had a predator problem either. I had no light but I had the radio going...I also changed the channel periodically.

 

[oliviad51]

I've had a radio for few years playing by my chicken coops...it does work.

 

[jerseygirl1]

It usde to work for me until the day a fox came and killed four of my hens................................
He had no fear once he got the first taste
Had the nerve to come back when I was sitting there

 

[zazouse]

If you live in the country where wildlife is not taken over by human population this would work,i did this with a guinea nesting in the field, put a kennel around her and a radio at night she hatched her keets out ,no problems.

We had a bobcat taking ducks in the same area at the same time, the dogs have taken care of it so no more cat problems .

But if the critters are living among humans, then they are use to all kinds of noise so don't think it's gonna be as effective.

 

[elmo]

My dad tried that (and everything else) to try to control a pack of raccoons that kept clearing out the sweet corn in his garden. It took only about a week for them to get used to the radio.

It couldn't hurt, but your best defense has still go to be a stoutly built, secure coop.