Is it necessary to open and close the pop door daily if the run is completely enclosed, or can it just be left open?
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Is it necessary to open and close the pop door daily if the run is completely enclosed, or can it just be left open?
If the run is predator proof then you can leave it open around the clock. That's how I manage my setup.Is it necessary to open and close the pop door daily if the run is completely enclosed, or can it just be left open?
Planning ahead is a good thing! What kind of predators do you have?The run isn’t actually built yet. Just planning ahead.
Raccoons, foxes, coyotes, bear, hawks, a dog and a cat. However, we do have a chain- link fence around our back yard that is an additional, although not total, deterrent.Planning ahead is a good thing! What kind of predators do you have?
Yes, hawks and owls, but I’m not so worried about the owls. The bear has never come through our fence that I know o, and it doesn’t seem to come around much. I’m mostly counting on my neighbor’s bee hives being more enticing.I have almost the same, except the bear. From what I've heard here on BYC, you need an electric fence as a deterrent for them.
Do you have aerial predators? We have hawks and bald eagles here.
I don't free range, and fencing in the area around the coop is not going to happen. Too much else goes on in that area. Like access to the wood piles, propane tank, and it's the dog's frisbee area too.