Protecting Outdoor Feeders

That is exactly what I am looking at (except as a complete kit). How is yours set up? I would have to create a semi-circle from one side of the run to the other since the run is attached to part of the barn.

I used to have it in a complete circle. I now have it in a semicircle. It is designed to use either way.

VERY easy to set up. I bought the solar kit and am happy with it -- within the limitations of solar in the winter. :)
 
I used to have it in a complete circle. I now have it in a semicircle. It is designed to use either way.

VERY easy to set up. I bought the solar kit and am happy with it -- within the limitations of solar in the winter. :)
That is exactly what I’m thinking of doing. Thanks! My only concern is that part of the semicircle will be on hard gravel and I’m not sure how that works with grounding etc. I’ll have to call them …
 
Hi, we ripped down our old coop and enclosed run and are building new. Our new coop will open to a lightly protected run (netting overhead, some areas of hardware cloth, but not predator proof by any means). I want to feed outside coop, water inside and out. I'm thinking of building a small predator proof shade encloure in the run to house food and water, with solar/sun activated door.

Does anyone do this? I'm trying to design from the outset to make my life easier, bc i don't want to have to go out and seal up the feeders at night against rodents-or nag my kids to do it.
Why are you not going to predator proof the run?
 
I would be careful with automatic doors. As they are potentially deadly. I’ve never used them because I personally know three people on my road alone who have had them shut on and kill their hens, and I see it on my facebook chicken groups constantly.

I had a separate out of coop feeding enclosure built but I stopped using it because I noticed as soon as it wasn’t in the coop, but outside in a sheltered pen, I had all kinds of critters start showing up that were not there prior. And when we tore it down and went back to feeders in the coop, they went away again.
I'm no SO concerned with that, bit I'm looking for a simpler solution, like a BIG metal trash can to just throw over the feeder at night
Why are you not going to predator proof the run?
I just don't think it's necessary. the netting will keep hawks off them, and light fencing MOST predators, but I'm not interested in hermetically sealing it.
 
I'm no SO concerned with that, bit I'm looking for a simpler solution, like a BIG metal trash can to just throw over the feeder at night

I just don't think it's necessary. the netting will keep hawks off them, and light fencing MOST predators, but I'm not interested in hermetically sealing it.
Has N.Hollywood eradicated
I'm no SO concerned with that, bit I'm looking for a simpler solution, like a BIG metal trash can to just throw over the feeder at night

I just don't think it's necessary. the netting will keep hawks off them, and light fencing MOST predators, but I'm not interested in hermetically sealing it.
Has N. Hollywood now eradicated their posssum, raccon, coyote and mt. lion problem?
 

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