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My coop is inside a 10x10x6 dog kennel that I purchased from tractor supply. I purchased their roof, that is a canvas like fabric…it’s quite tall and sturdy. I put a ring of garden cloth/hardware cloth around the edge of that..For many chicken keepers free-ranging the flock is not an option, so their birds are confined to a chicken run most if not all the time. Chickens kept in coops with a run attached are easier to keep safe from predators. Chicken runs can be basic with wires strung across the top to discourage flying predators like hawks or they can be elaborate with a complete wire roof that is high enough for you to comfortably enter the run to clean.
So please share with us: How Is Your Run Covered?
Please place your vote above, and please elaborate in a reply below if you chose "Other".
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Further Reading:
Check out more exciting Official BYC Polls HERE!...
- Simple Predator Proof Poultry Run
- Accessorizing Your Run- How to Make Your Run More Fun For Your Chickens
- How To Fix A Muddy Run Chicken Coop
- How To Stop Hawks for 30 cents
Hawks don’t come through netting for predator birds or cat netting.I’ve tried netting to cover mine before, but honestly I wouldn’t recommend it. Hawks can still get through it easily, as well as climbing predators.
For many chicken keepers free-ranging the flock is not an option, so their birds are confined to a chicken run most if not all the time. Chickens kept in coops with a run attached are easier to keep safe from predators. Chicken runs can be basic with wires strung across the top to discourage flying predators like hawks or they can be elaborate with a complete wire roof that is high enough for you to comfortably enter the run to clean.
So please share with us: How Is Your Run Covered?
Please place your vote above, and please elaborate in a reply below if you chose "Other".
View attachment 2762068
Further Reading:
Check out more exciting Official BYC Polls HERE!...
- Simple Predator Proof Poultry Run
- Accessorizing Your Run- How to Make Your Run More Fun For Your Chickens
- How To Fix A Muddy Run Chicken Coop
- How To Stop Hawks for 30 cents
Love your Bill Murry quote!Solid roof, asphalt shingles.View attachment 2762096View attachment 2762097
But I still let them out into their electrified pen. Three years and no hawk has gotten a bird. The roosters do a good job alerting and they have a very large Quince bush they love to hang out under.
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