Snake deterrent

[DW Johnson]

I just finished my new coop yesterday. Going this afternoon to pick up 5 month old barred rocks.10 total. All hens. Will be looking for a barred roster in the coming months. No hurry though. I had to build a "fortress" coop and run due to abundant amount of coyotes,fox,racoons,opossums and snakes in our area. The mammals will have a very hard time getting to my girls but the reptiles not so much. I hear that moth balls are a good deterrent. Has anyone tried this? Any suggestions?

 

[Pork Pie]

Hi and welcome to BYC. I have no clue about snake deterrents, but maybe do a search here on BYC and see what that brings up

This is a useful link of BYC guides to take a look at - https://www.backyardchickens.com/forums/website-announcements-feedback-issues-guides.3/?prefix_id=3


You can use this link to contact members in your area - Find your State's thread.

Best wishes

Pork Pie

 

[rjohns39]

Hi and welcome to BYC We're so happy you've decided to join us
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[drumstick diva]

Years ago someone addressed the sssssssssssssss problem. You get chicken wire (yes finally a good reason for it) and roll it out in a "slinky toy," coiled open fashion around your coop. and/or run. When the slithery things try to go through it they get stuck and can't go forward or back. Raptors and others will be happy to munch on them.

The OP said it did wonders for his ssssssssssss issues. Still would give me the creeps.

 

[N F C]

There's this article in the Learning Center about snakes as predators, maybe this will be helpful:
snake-chicken-predators-how-to-protect-your-chickens-from-snakes.47729

Best of luck, thanks for joining us!

 

[Kiki]

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[Flockandfowl46]

Welcome to BYC hope you enjoy your time here I know I have very knowledgeable people here!

 

[FrankieDoodle]

Welcome to BYC!!!

 

[EggWalrus]

Years ago someone addressed the sssssssssssssss problem. You get chicken wire (yes finally a good reason for it) and roll it out in a "slinky toy," coiled open fashion around your coop. and/or run. When the slithery things try to go through it they get stuck and can't go forward or back. Raptors and others will be happy to munch on them.

The OP said it did wonders for his ssssssssssss issues. Still would give me the creeps.

Can you elaborate on how this "slinky" works? I'm having a hard time picturing how it works. Won't the snakes just go through the wire? And wouldn't the birds get tangled up in it?

 

[Chick-N-Fun]

Welcome to BYC! Good luck with those pesky snakes!!!!!