JaegerDePato
Chirping
So, I have an issue with wild birds getting into the chicken coop and eating the chicken feed.
I wouldn't have much of a problem if it was just a few.
It seems like every day I come home and there are 30-50 birds a day.
I started with the feed outside, but due to the birds I moved it inside the coop.
Now the birds have found their way into the coop and are chowing down on the food.
I have to open the coop door and duck as they all scatter when collecting eggs.
Some of the smaller birds can make it through the chicken wire on the outside.
The feeder type doesn't seem to matter, they find a way to get into the coop. (Hanging, head stick in, bowl, etc)
I was thinking about either getting an owl decoy or putting up some bird netting around the coop & run to keep them out.
I was just curious at what other people have done to keep the non chicken birds out.
The few I have identified are the Eurasian Collard Doves, Mountain Chickadees, and various types of sparrows.
I wouldn't have much of a problem if it was just a few.
It seems like every day I come home and there are 30-50 birds a day.
I started with the feed outside, but due to the birds I moved it inside the coop.
Now the birds have found their way into the coop and are chowing down on the food.
I have to open the coop door and duck as they all scatter when collecting eggs.
Some of the smaller birds can make it through the chicken wire on the outside.
The feeder type doesn't seem to matter, they find a way to get into the coop. (Hanging, head stick in, bowl, etc)
I was thinking about either getting an owl decoy or putting up some bird netting around the coop & run to keep them out.
I was just curious at what other people have done to keep the non chicken birds out.
The few I have identified are the Eurasian Collard Doves, Mountain Chickadees, and various types of sparrows.