Weasel in the coop.

[TerryH]

1/4" gap? How could they get through that?


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[Hokum Coco]

1/4" gap? How could they get through that?
I misrepresented the gap in my first post. It was more like a strong ½" but less than an inch. I was typing from memory and did not proof read well. Thank you for drawing attention to my error. I since corrected the original post.

 

[kruznstude]

We found ne of our hens dead this morning...thought it was natural causes. Tonight, our remaining 2 hens were found dead out in their run area. We think a long tail weasel got them. We have seen weasels in our yard, but never thought anything of it. Now that we have a foot of snow on the ground in Northern NH, and it is below 0 , I guess they must have gotten hungry. We have had them through 2 winters without trouble...looks like we will have to start over in the spring....and we will have to figure out a better enclosure. We have regular chicken wire, but there were some voids on the bottom under the bottom boards. Should we bury the wire a few inches next time, or get a different type of wire?
We are heartbroken to have lost Sage, Rosemary, and Thyme....they were such good pets....

 

[itsasmallfarm]

good thing you killed him they just keep on coming back and back for more blood, just got my trapping license so i can trap all the weasels around here.

 

[TerryH]

We found ne of our hens dead this morning...thought it was natural causes. Tonight, our remaining 2 hens were found dead out in their run area. We think a long tail weasel got them. We have seen weasels in our yard, but never thought anything of it. Now that we have a foot of snow on the ground in Northern NH, and it is below 0 , I guess they must have gotten hungry. We have had them through 2 winters without trouble...looks like we will have to start over in the spring....and we will have to figure out a better enclosure. We have regular chicken wire, but there were some voids on the bottom under the bottom boards. Should we bury the wire a few inches next time, or get a different type of wire?
We are heartbroken to have lost Sage, Rosemary, and Thyme....they were such good pets....

I'm so sorry for your loss. It's a tough thing to lose them when you are attached.

Chicken wire is only good for keeping in chickens. You will need 1/2" hardware cloth. Weasels can and will squeeze through a very small opening. Lots of great info in the coop and run maintenance section of the forum and on the coop pages.

 

[kruznstude]

Thanks Terry H for the info....it sure is lonely without our chickens...I think we'll be building a bomb shelter to keep the **** weasels out...I don't feel the need to kill the weasels, but it IS a possibility. I know they get mice, etc...so they are not all bad....they are just being weasels......