Preditors killing my chickens

[Chickens best friend 2]

Hi
Asalamulaikum
To everyone
I would like to know what can i do for preditors attacking my chickens during the night besides make my cage preditor proof(meaning totally closed)
Is there anything i can put to chase them away

 

[Sara S]

Locks, motions sensor lights ( although raccoons don’t care for those). Do you have pictures of your coop/run? Can anything dig under or get in through the wires? What kind of wire do u use?

 

[Lenny loves chickens]

Locks, motions sensor lights ( although raccoons don’t care for those). Do you have pictures of your coop/run? Can anything dig under or get in through the wires? What kind of wire do u use?

Agreed also I put fake snakes and owls

 

[nuthatched]

What type of predators are you troubled with? Making sure all gaps or cracks in your chicken house are covered with hardware cloth or stucco lath will keep out larger things bigger than rats.

 

[Sara S]

Agreed also I put fake snakes and owls

I did the owl, kept hawks away during the day but it broke and then I moved and we have no owls

 

[Chickens best friend 2]

Thanks for all of the feed back
I dont really know whats attacking them at night i just heard them one night going crazy and the next day one head was off and back was ripped open and gone and two others where just lying dead

 

[mowin]

Hi
Asalamulaikum
To everyone
I would like to know what can i do for preditors attacking my chickens during the night besides make my cage preditor proof(meaning totally closed)
Is there anything i can put to chase them away

If you don't want to make your coop totally predator proof, it's going to be difficult.

 

[Egg king]

It is totally preditor proof but when im not home for long periods their coop gate is open so they can free range

 

[50-45-1]

i just heard them one night going crazy and the next day one head was off and back was ripped open and gone and two others where just lying dead

The first and best nighttime protection is a secure tightly closed coop. Why are you unable to work towards that?
Second, when you hear chickens in distress, go now!! Dont wait until morning to go look.
identify first what kind of preditor would are dealing with. But with an open coop, its like an open invite to every preditor in your area.
What is your area by the way? USA?
How about a guardian dog?

 

[The Moonshiner]

It is totally preditor proof but when im not home for long periods their coop gate is open so they can free range

Automatic coop door