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Auroradream26 said:
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This is a horrible picture but there are actualy 3 poults, 2 chicks, and the silkie here lol
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There cute is that those silkies there behind the poults
 
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Auro, yep thats a bad pic...lol
RR: Nice chooks

about predator pee don't use the coyote, you might attract some, I think you need a predator that is fom your area, foxes around here might not know what a wolverine is,,,my two cents....

BTW, is it me or has Blarney been off line lately??? hope bella is doing ok, she's a really nice pooch
 
dheltzel said:
I have not done this, so take this suggestion rather lightly. A small solar or battery operated fencer should work. Run the wire around the perimeter using standoffs and insulators to hold the wire away from the hoop house and a few inches above the ground. This will be your hot wire. Connect all your wire apron and the metal parts of the coop with wire (extra pieces from your wire you used to build it would work, you want one giant ground that touches the ground and also encompasses all the metal in the structure. Connect this to the ground terminal on the charger. To complete the circuit, the animal touches the hot wire while standing on the apron wire or trying to climb up the structure, either way, they are going to get quite a surprise.

Electric fences can work really well or not at all, mostly depending on getting a good ground. You don't need to pound in a grounding rod because you are making the entire structure part of the ground.
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Great explanation - thanks! Feeling a little more confident about our set-up. Went back over everything to make sure it's secure. Appears pretty tight. Will stake the apron and electrify using solar. I think that should do the trick . . . or atleast give me more peace of mind to let the girls in there 24/7 through the summer.

Appreciate all the help from everyone!
 
chxmama said:
Great explanation - thanks! Feeling a little more confident about our set-up. Went back over everything to make sure it's secure. Appears pretty tight. Will stake the apron and electrify using solar. I think that should do the trick . . . or atleast give me more peace of mind to let the girls in there 24/7 through the summer.

Appreciate all the help from everyone!
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I would setup a webcam so I could watch those varmits when they first sniff that wire. But that's just me feeling vindictive.
 
dheltzel said:
I would setup a webcam so I could watch those varmits when they first sniff that wire. But that's just me feeling vindictive.
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I wonder if it came back at all yesterday. I didn't see it in our yard, but the kids were biking in the evening and spotted a fox in the neighborhood. I put the girls in the permanent coop for the night so no nighttime draw. Will let them out for the night once we have it staked and electrified.

I've seen scat occasionally close to the permanent coops but couldn't tell if it was coon or fox? I've never seen evidence of digging around the perm. coops or spotted any predators besides cat and hawks . . . quite a few nesting hawks around the perimeter this year again.
 
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