Oregon

[Cloverleaf Farm]

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I have a terrible hawk problem in the city. I see them all the time and I have lost some birds to them (in a relatively secure pen). I read that CDs hanging from the trees helps. Wonder what the neighbors will think...?

I'm not in the city but we have a really bad hawk problem here. I've never lost a chicken to one though. My run is completely covered with bird netting secured to the coop, the fence and the garage. I check it for rips and tears constantly. I'm almost nuts about doing it but it's better than the alternative....

I had a bantam Ameraucana pullet chick (naturally it was a pullet, and not a cockerel) get killed by a hawk through 1/2" welded wire this year! I lost 2 Silkies to a hawk through 1" chicken wire last year, so thought this was a better alternative...

 

[Noncentzter]

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One hatched all by itself, three others pipped and zipped and stopped, so I just helped them this morning. The polish was the first to pip and the last one I helped...it was still alive. I didn't have time to get all the gunk off of it this morning, hoping it'll finish drying and I can get it later today.

 

[chickerdoodle]

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I'm not in the city but we have a really bad hawk problem here. I've never lost a chicken to one though. My run is completely covered with bird netting secured to the coop, the fence and the garage. I check it for rips and tears constantly. I'm almost nuts about doing it but it's better than the alternative....

I had a bantam Ameraucana pullet chick (naturally it was a pullet, and not a cockerel) get killed by a hawk through 1/2" welded wire this year! I lost 2 Silkies to a hawk through 1" chicken wire last year, so thought this was a better alternative...

It killed your pullet through 1" welded wire?!

Oh, say it isn't so!

My main run is covered with a gabled roof and sides 1/2" hardware cloth but my expand-o run is plastic chicken wire stuff covered with netting. If a hawk can kill through wire--netting is like a tissue--although maybe they'd risk entanglement and not try?? Ugh.

Sorry about your sweet pullet

 

[ZooMummzy]

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I'm not in the city but we have a really bad hawk problem here. I've never lost a chicken to one though. My run is completely covered with bird netting secured to the coop, the fence and the garage. I check it for rips and tears constantly. I'm almost nuts about doing it but it's better than the alternative....

I had a bantam Ameraucana pullet chick (naturally it was a pullet, and not a cockerel) get killed by a hawk through 1/2" welded wire this year! I lost 2 Silkies to a hawk through 1" chicken wire last year, so thought this was a better alternative...

Really? Wow....that scares me. I've never had a single hawk even come close to my netting.

 

[Cloverleaf Farm]

yeah, I was shocked, the chicken wire incident was why I paid out the wazoo for the 1/2" welded wire on the 2 tractors I had built this year. I happened to walk out while he was "snacking" and scare him off, it was a Coopers hawk. He had bloodied the combs on three other babies before he got a hold of her through the wire. I say "chicks" but they were about 12 weeks old.

 

[shepan2]

re: hawk - purchased bird netting today and will secure to outside run area...I won't hang old cd's but I will tape some metallic ribbons around on trees - we'll see if that works! I need to get some ribbon for the garden area anyway..between the deer, birds, hawks and horses...I should be protecting my garden and flock 24 hrs a day! ahhhh well, it's beautiful and I love that I can enjoy.

when i figure out how to post pictures, i'll send pictures of my girls

 

[RogueMom]

Hello fellow Oregonians!
I live down in Medford and am new to raising chickens. So excited to see a thread for us! Looking for new friends on here. Please 'friend' me if you'd like. I'd like to start off with a group of local peeps. It helps in regards to weather issues and other general Oregon topics. Hope to 'see' you around!

Leslie

 

[Cloverleaf Farm]

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and to the Oregon thread!! I love Medford - spent many a summer there while I was growing up, my dad lives there.

 

[RogueMom]

Thanks for the welcome. I Love this site!

We will be building an Amish style coop in the next week or so. I was wondering if it was necessary to insulate the roof? I live in So. Oregon where the temp gets down to the teens a time or two during the winter, but mostly the lows are in the 30's. Any other advice on building? i.e. fans for summer, south windows/venting, roof venting? Looking at a 4x6 coop for my 6 chicks. Thanks!!

Leslie

2 RIR, 2 BPR, 1 Buff Orph, and 1 Americanus (not up to speed on all the shortened names yet)

 

[Cloverleaf Farm]

An insulated roof will help keep it cool in the summer. Maybe a window with a fan bolted into it?