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cmom said:
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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Thank you for the resource; electric fencing sounds like a must for chickens. I’m terribly sorry to hear about that fox incident. I desperately want to avoid that as best as possible (though I know I’m sure to lose a bird no matter what I do).
 
Avogadro said:
Yes.. Chicken Mathematics isn’t a subject I thought I would someday have to add to my academic roster, haha! Figuring out where to put everything in the yard has been a lot of fun, and I will most certainly post progress as I move forward with construction! :)
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Where are you going to put their wide screen TV? Mine is on the back porch, where the chickens hang out!
 
Avogadro said:
Hello there! I’m Avogadro and I am brand new to the flock, both in terms of the forum and in raising chickens. I’ve always loved birds and animal husbandry; about three years ago I saw a Buff Orpington for the first time, and it was then that I contracted the highly infectious disease that we all know as Chicken Fever. Unfortunately, I have never had the facilities to care for chickens.. (severely limited space, strict city ordinances, neighbors that would not take kindly to feathered friends) until now. I’ve recently moved to the countryside with my extremely supportive partner who has done nothing but accelerate my Chicken Fever (so if he ever complains this is entirely his fault) and now, I can finally be surrounded by a cacophony of clucking, clouds of feathers, and have an endless supply of quirky animal behavior (and of course the cuddle factor, eggs are a nice bonus as well). I’ll be receiving my first flock in March and I am absolutely thrilled beyond belief.. which is why I finally made an account here at BYC, a website I’ve frequently delved into for advice, testimonies, information, and inspiration the past few years.

This was a bit lengthy, but I’ve always been a rambler. I’m ecstatic to be traveling into this new chapter of my life and I can’t wait to get to know you folks!
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I have a buff orpington
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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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For foxes electric wire would be effective I think. But, I would reconsider Fort Knox. :oops: I didn't think I needed it, and in March we will be building our 4th coop and it will be Fort Knox. Then during the day they can come out into the larger runs for free ranging, that is, free ranging in an electric fence with bird netting over it. All it takes is one predator to change your mind.
 

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