Michigan Thread - all are welcome!

[bigmrg74]

3 wagons of hay tonight. who was it who said that they had teenagers for lease??

 

[Monstro]

Predator issue... What are we dealing with? We lost most of our grow outs. 8 pullets and 4 guineas. Only 2 left. Inside a 6 ft chainlink fence. All that's left was feet feathers and a few wings. Most likely climbed over... What might it be? Full grown were never touched and in the same pen.

We have horse fence really close by so thinking of running a strand of hot wire around outside. If so is it better to run two strands, one top and bottom? How far from ground should bottom be?
Thanks

 

[1muttsfan]

Sorry to say that neither chain link not a hot wire will protect your birds. Predators can go through, over or under both. Cover the chain link with hardware cloth at least the bottom 3 feet, and the rest with chicken wire. Cover the top with poultry netting or chicken wire. And bury your fence along the bottom, or put a fencing apron around the perimeter.

 

[aart]

Sorry to say that neither chain link not a hot wire will protect your birds. Predators can go through, over or under both. Cover the chain link with hardware cloth at least the bottom 3 feet, and the rest with chicken wire. Cover the top with poultry netting or chicken wire. And bury your fence along the bottom, or put a fencing apron around the perimeter.

A raccoon will chew right thru a chicken wire roof.
Chainlink can actually act as a good ground for hot wire at top, and bottom hot wire will keep diggers out.

Predator issue... What are we dealing with? We lost most of our grow outs. 8 pullets and 4 guineas. Only 2 left. Inside a 6 ft chainlink fence. All that's left was feet feathers and a few wings. Most likely climbed over... What might it be? Full grown were never touched and in the same pen.

We have horse fence really close by so thinking of running a strand of hot wire around outside. If so is it better to run two strands, one top and bottom? How far from ground should bottom be?
Thanks

So sorry for your losses..dang!!
Happen during the day?

 

[Monstro]

So sorry for your losses..dang!!
Happen during the day?

Just after dark we think. We were out later than usual that night.

 

[aart]

Quote: Prime Time.

 

[1muttsfan]

Sorry to disagree with Aart but chain link with or without a hot wire is not predator proof.

 

[aart]

Sorry to disagree with Aart but chain link with or without a hot wire is not predator proof.

I didn't say it was predator proof, just that it can work as a good ground for hot wire.

 

[snowflake]

Sorry to say that neither chain link not a hot wire will protect your birds. Predators can go through, over or under both. Cover the chain link with hardware cloth at least the bottom 3 feet, and the rest with chicken wire. Cover the top with poultry netting or chicken wire. And bury your fence along the bottom, or put a fencing apron around the perimeter.

I agree, I saw an opossum go through a 2x4 wire fence, my DH said impossible till he saw it happen himself.

I have found the hot wire a foot off the ground help keep climers and diggers out as that is about nose hight for most critters. hardware cloth around the first 2 or 3 feet is very important and chicken wire has smaller holes then chain link, you can tie it with zip ties to your chain link, most anything can chew through the netting but that is mostly to keep fliers out, hawks,owels, ect.

mama & 5 kids

Very sweet, love baby chicks with a momma

3 wagons of hay tonight. who was it who said that they had teenagers for lease??

is that a first cutting already?

 

[Folly's place]

We need to call our hay supplier!!! It does seem early this year. Mary