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cmom said:
Don't forget to make everything secure, predator proof. Everything likes chicken and if given the chance once your birds get discovered, will try for a meal of chicken.
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I’d be lying if I said I’m not horribly nervous about predators.. quite a few of my colleagues have chickens (I guess scientists are drawn to chickens..) and they’ve all said foxes are public enemy number one in these parts. I’m trying to implement as many safety features as possible without turning my coop into Fort Knox. Any suggestions or things that have worked the best in your experience?
 
BigBlueHen53 said:
Don't forget Easter Eggers to add a little color to your egg basket! They're cold and heat hardy and reliable layers, and I've found them to be pretty laid back both with people and with their flockmates. Welcome to the flock! :frow
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Thank you! Yes; Easter Eggers are absolutely on my wishlist! I’m already thinking ahead to 2021 with which breeds I want to bring to my budding aviary!
 
TwoCrows said:
Hello there and welcome to BYC! :frow

Yep, that's what BYC is for, rambling on and on about chickens. :gig We are huge enablers here. :lol:

Make yourself at home here and welcome to our community! :)
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My chicken rambling knows no bounds, haha! :) Thank you for the warm welcome and I look forward to being surrounded by enablers!
 
Avogadro said:
I’d be lying if I said I’m not horribly nervous about predators.. quite a few of my colleagues have chickens (I guess scientists are drawn to chickens..) and they’ve all said foxes are public enemy number one in these parts. I’m trying to implement as many safety features as possible without turning my coop into Fort Knox. Any suggestions or things that have worked the best in your experience?
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Yes. Turn your coop into Fort Knox. :gig
 
Hi and welcome! We started last March with Wyandottes and Buff Orpingtons. Then we added six bobwhite quail and five d’Ucle Millefleur. I dove into hatching some eggs and we have four intriguing crosses. Don’t know what sex they are yet but maybe three pullets and a cockerel. :fl

Chicken adventures are the best adventures!
 
Willowspirit said:
Hi and welcome! We started last March with Wyandottes and Buff Orpingtons. Then we added six bobwhite quail and five d’Ucle Millefleur. I dove into hatching some eggs and we have four intriguing crosses. Don’t know what sex they are yet but maybe three pullets and a cockerel. :fl

Chicken adventures are the best adventures!
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It’s nice to see the Wyandottes and Orpingtons in frequent company on the forum, it makes me feel more confident in my pairings! Many a chicken adventure await me! :)
 
I have electric wire around my coops and pens, heaving duty netting covering the pens, concrete under the gates into the pens and in some places dug a trench along the bottom of the fencing a foot deep and hog ringed wire it to the bottom of the fencing, all due ro losses from predators in the past. Several months ago a fox did kill my most favorite bird in the middle of the day while I was distracted. Here is a good website with a lot of good ideas.
http://www.poultrydvm.com/featured-infographic/tips-for-protecting-poultry-from-predators
 

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