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[KingPenda]

So I got my new flow about 3 months old roughly. I let them free range in my fenced in yard which is about 4-5k square feet in total area. They love it cause they got the coop with the covered run in the shade and under the deck it’s all shaded there plus some nice bushes and such to take shelter. My two Great Pyrenees are now used to them and sometimes just walk up to say hi. They tend to be out quite often during the day sine I WFH. So they have been keeping a lot of the predators like fox/bobcats/bears and some others away. I know there are hawks around but haven’t seen any come any close to my yard. We do have a couple barred owls but they seemed focused on the chimpmonks which there are plenty. We also have several good size crows but they mainly go after the mice and chipmunks as well. Is there anything I have not thought of that I can either add to my yard for extra protection. I have 2 RI Reds 2 Barred Rocks and 2 Silver laced Wyandettes.
There main purpose is to eat all the bugs in my and specially ticks. Since I am in the woods that is no short supply. Was thinking of getting roster but I know there are a lot of pros and cons. My town tech requires to have a permit for roster but like all my neighbors have them so sound would not be an issue.

 

[Folly's place]

Add your approximate location to your profile, it helps when asking for advice, at least. And pictures of your coop and yard fencing would be good too.
Your dogs are a big help, glad they are fine with your birds, that's wonderful. At least one of them should be out there any time the chicks are outside, if possible. If you are having hot weather, that's a problem for those dogs, so be careful about that.
Roosters: wait till next spring, when you have adult hens, who can help raise any cockerels you acquire. Roosters take experience, they come as 'the good, the bad, and the ugly'! You want to keep a good one, not a jerk!
Your dogs may not see raptors as a threat, the only good thing is that a hawk will take maybe one bird, not everyone, and then having the flock locked in for two to three weeks will most often have that hawk hunt elsewhere.
For bears, if your dogs don't deter one, only electric fencing really works. Probably any bears will avoid your yard and pick on some place without two large doggies. Or, the bear will figure out that your dogs aren't outside 24/7, and hit when they are inside. Most serious predators do observe and evaluate the situation before attacking, so scheduling the invasion at a safer time.
Mary

 

[KingPenda]

Add your approximate location to your profile, it helps when asking for advice, at least. And pictures of your coop and yard fencing would be good too.
Your dogs are a big help, glad they are fine with your birds, that's wonderful. At least one of them should be out there any time the chicks are outside, if possible. If you are having hot weather, that's a problem for those dogs, so be careful about that.
Roosters: wait till next spring, when you have adult hens, who can help raise any cockerels you acquire. Roosters take experience, they come as 'the good, the bad, and the ugly'! You want to keep a good one, not a jerk!
Your dogs may not see raptors as a threat, the only good thing is that a hawk will take maybe one bird, not everyone, and then having the flock locked in for two to three weeks will most often have that hawk hunt elsewhere.
For bears, if your dogs don't deter one, only electric fencing really works. Probably any bears will avoid your yard and pick on some place without two large doggies. Or, the bear will figure out that your dogs aren't outside 24/7, and hit when they are inside. Most serious predators do observe and evaluate the situation before attacking, so scheduling the invasion at a safer time.
Mary

I’m in northwest corner of Rhode Island. My dogs do not like anything that doesn’t belong to come near the yard. The only birds they don’t bark at is like cardinals and such. Anything bigger they don’t like. But in each part of the yard the chickens have a save place to hide. Plenty of places of shade and plenty of just dirt patches for them to dig up and rub into.