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Upgrading chicken run security #8661043 09/14/26 10:51 AM 09/14/26 10:51 AM
Joined: Oct 2009 east central WI k snow OP trapper
k snow OP trapper Joined: Oct 2009 east central WI	After losing a bunch of birds last fall, I needed to upgrade the dig defense around my chicken coop and run. I had 1x2 wire buried, but found out the hard way mink can get through that. So, I replaced it with 1/2 wire cloth. 18 inches wide, with one edge bent up and stapled to the wood. Then buried back in. Hopefully this keeps the little buggers out. "in the midst of a savage wilderness to depend entirely upon their unassisted strength and hardihood"

Re: Upgrading chicken run security [Re: k snow] #8661056 09/14/26 11:21 AM 09/14/26 11:21 AM
Joined: May 2011 Michigan coonlove trapper
coonlove trapper Joined: May 2011 Michigan	Maybe add a couple claymore mines..... "I'm the paterfamilias"

Re: Upgrading chicken run security [Re: coonlove] #8661086 09/14/26 12:31 PM 09/14/26 12:31 PM
Joined: Oct 2009 east central WI k snow OP trapper
k snow OP trapper Joined: Oct 2009 east central WI	Originally Posted by coonlove Maybe add a couple claymore mines..... When I came home to 14 of 20 chickens dead that day, the thought crossed my mind. "in the midst of a savage wilderness to depend entirely upon their unassisted strength and hardihood"

Re: Upgrading chicken run security [Re: k snow] #8661141 09/14/26 02:54 PM 09/14/26 02:54 PM
Joined: Sep 2013 Green County Wisconsin G GREENCOUNTYPETE trapper
GREENCOUNTYPETE trapper G Joined: Sep 2013 Green County Wisconsin	maybe time to trap some also the coop looks good America only has one issue, we have a Responsibility crisis and everything else stems from it.

Re: Upgrading chicken run security [Re: GREENCOUNTYPETE] #8661142 09/14/26 02:56 PM 09/14/26 02:56 PM
Joined: Oct 2009 east central WI k snow OP trapper
k snow OP trapper Joined: Oct 2009 east central WI	Originally Posted by GREENCOUNTYPETE maybe time to trap some also the coop looks good I keep traps around the coop and run, for rats, possums and raccoons mainly. The attack last fall was opening day of mink season. 4 of them died the next 6 days, in pocket sets baited with chicken. "in the midst of a savage wilderness to depend entirely upon their unassisted strength and hardihood"

Re: Upgrading chicken run security [Re: k snow] #8661235 09/14/26 07:06 PM 09/14/26 07:06 PM
Joined: Dec 2009 The Hill Country of Texas Leftlane "HOSS"
Leftlane "HOSS" Joined: Dec 2009 The Hill Country of Texas	Do bear mess with chicken coops? What"s good for me may not be good for the weak minded. Captain Gus McCrae- Texas Rangers

Re: Upgrading chicken run security [Re: Leftlane] #8661238 09/14/26 07:12 PM 09/14/26 07:12 PM
Joined: Mar 2009 wantage n.j. E eric space trapper
eric space trapper E Joined: Mar 2009 wantage n.j.	Originally Posted by Leftlane Do bear mess with chicken coops? Does the sun rise? Is a bluebird blue? Does a wild pig poop in the woods?

Re: Upgrading chicken run security [Re: Leftlane] #8661255 09/14/26 07:43 PM 09/14/26 07:43 PM
Joined: Oct 2009 east central WI k snow OP trapper
k snow OP trapper Joined: Oct 2009 east central WI	Originally Posted by Leftlane Do bear mess with chicken coops? I joke that that's one of two animals my coops won't protect from. The other is weasels. Hot wires will deter bears. Weasels are just too dang small. Luckily, we don't have bears, and weasels are pretty scarce. Last edited by k snow; 09/15/26 07:56 AM. "in the midst of a savage wilderness to depend entirely upon their unassisted strength and hardihood"

Re: Upgrading chicken run security [Re: k snow] #8661261 09/14/26 08:03 PM 09/14/26 08:03 PM
Joined: Jul 2013 Amite county Mississippi Wolfdog91 trapper
Wolfdog91 trapper Joined: Jul 2013 Amite county Mississippi	No hot wire or would it get too cold and snowy ? YouTube expert "The bird of Hermes is my name , eating my wings to keep me tame"

Re: Upgrading chicken run security [Re: Wolfdog91] #8661287 09/14/26 08:50 PM 09/14/26 08:50 PM
Joined: Oct 2009 east central WI k snow OP trapper
k snow OP trapper Joined: Oct 2009 east central WI	Originally Posted by Wolfdog91 No hot wire or would it get too cold and snowy ? Haven't really seen a need here for one yet. "in the midst of a savage wilderness to depend entirely upon their unassisted strength and hardihood"

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