Vigilant

[2hotchicks]

Wait until you get chicken math so bad you fall in love with twenty.

Pesky city ordinance limits me to 4 hens, but I only have 2..........

 

[Folly's place]

Get more in spring. Two is not a good number, in case somethin bad happens to one of them. More is always better!
Plan on every imaginable predator, from rats and weasels to 100 lb. dogs, and have a safe coop and run for them.
At least you won't have bears, right?!
Mary

 

[2hotchicks]

Get more in spring. Two is not a good number, in case somethin bad happens to one of them. More is always better!
Plan on every imaginable predator, from rats and weasels to 100 lb. dogs, and have a safe coop and run for them.
At least you won't have bears, right?!
Mary

That's right, Mary. Bears are one thing I don't have to worry about, thank goodness. I'll tell hubby the chicken experts recommend I get more chickens

 

[Jac Jac]

Don't forget that both foxes and bobcats are expert fence climbers. A two strand hot wire around your exterior boundary fence, one at the top and another at two feet, baited with a species specific attractant, will get the word out that coveting your chickens involves pain.

Oooh, I love this idea. I can hardly wait to implement this when we get a larger farm. Thanks for the advice.

 

[Jac Jac]

Pesky city ordinance limits me to 4 hens, but I only have 2..........

I so understand your feelings. I was too glad to post the ordinance for my area... just so others don't have to go through my personal drama. It is taking too long to find the "perfect" larger farm for my fluffy butts. We need to spread out soon.

 

[MROO]

Pesky city ordinance limits me to 4 hens, but I only have 2..........

... SO FAR!

 

[Aunt Angus]

Lol, we cannot forget the 2-legged predators. My gates are locked. All coop & run openings have small padlocks. Wyze camera notification of
movement if I'm gone or sleeping. Maybe I can hire armed guards? No one warned me I would fall in love with 2 chickens and be almost obsessed with their safety.

I have yet to get my cameras up and running. It's the winged ones that are my biggest worry, but I have tumbler locks to stop those 2-legged varmints! I live in a semi-rural area on the outskirts of a biggish city in Cali. The homeless conundrum is a real thing out here... I've had things go missing from my backyard - but no chickens, thankfully.