Predators eating my chickens and can I raise anything with them...

[Poohbear]

Get a couple of live catch traps and bait them with sardines in oil. You'll catch your chicken killers easy and those live catch won't hurt the chickens. I didn't mean a "itty bitty dog", lol. Something the size of a jack russell or larger would bark enough to scare a predator off and the local shelter would love to have you foster a good dog until it is ready to adopt.

 

[cmom]

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I have my wires starting at about 4 inches off the ground and at 6 inch intervals up the posts. If your first wire is 2 ft off the ground I would say that is way to high. There are pictures on my BYC Page. I caught a possum trying to dig under my fence. When it got zapped it really let out a scream and I shot it.

 

[wmckillemall]

My Reds are getting eating during the day.
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Last week end I was out in the back yard, (Changing the oil in my truck.)
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I let the chick's out of the coupe. They didn't stray more then 10 feet from the coupe, Witch is really close to the back of the house.(about 30')-----[ 7 chickens ]
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My Truck is in the same 30' proximity from the back of the house.
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After I completed the oil change. I looked for my Little chickens and I could only find 4 of them. They were in the coupe and were very shooked
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Something eat 3 of my chickens while I was very close and I never heard a peep!!!!!
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I've had chickens for years, Now I can't keep a chicken for love Nor money.
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I live in central Florida, Around lake buffum area.