Snake in coop

[Gazergirlstar]

Hey everyone , it finally happened, we lost our first chick to a snake tonight and I'm absolutely devastated... I can't stop crying ... my daughter is crying .... please tell me what I can do to stop this from happening again photo of my girl and the baby we lost

 

[SilverBirds]

So very sorry for your loss. Did you get the snake out or was it already gone? Any ideas how it got in your coop?

 

[Gazergirlstar]

I'm sorry to say my husband had to kill it , the part it was in was our grow out pen we have for the babies to get introduced to the adults

 

[SilverBirds]

I'm sorry to say my husband had to kill it , the part it was in was our grow out pen we have for the babies to get introduced to the adults

Is that part of the pen covered? What kind of fencing are you using? Pictures of your setup may be helpful so we can help you snake proof. Even big snakes are capable of squeezing through the tiniest gaps, so you'll want to make sure everything is sealed up nice and tight.

 

[Gazergirlstar]

Yea i will post pics tomorrow after work and we are gonna add hardware cloth around the grow out pen this weekend, we brought the babies back inside for a few days

 

[Al Gerhart]

Snakes come for the rodents who come for the feed and then the snakes stay for the eggs and chicks. Then raptors show up hunting for both rodents and snakes.... control the rodents

 

[The Moonshiner]

Snakes come for the rodents who come for the feed and then the snakes stay for the eggs and chicks. Then raptors show up hunting for both rodents and snakes.... control the rodents