Official BYC Poll: How Do You Protect Your Chickens From Predators?

saz5333 · Jun 25, 2022

I am out there every day being loud and talkative, giving treats and just generally trying to deter coyotes, bobcats, raccoons, possums and so on from coming to close.

Cryss · Jun 27, 2022

pctechtx said:
how can you make nest boxes the chickens can use during the day that will prevent snakes from accessing them?

My nests are inside the coop 18 inches above the floor. The entire bottom half of the coop, including floor and walls, are covered in 1/3 inch hardware cloth , except for the human doorway. In 4.5 years only one very tiny snake made it just barely inside through a very tiny gap in the human door. That’s been repaired. The snake was too small to swallow an egg but I guess the best thing is to keep them out.

Official BYC Poll: How Do You Protect Your Chickens From Predators?

How Do You Protect Your Chickens From Predators?

I have a cement floor so they can't dig from underneath

Their coop is raised off the ground

Their run is covered

I have secure latches on all doors, including nest boxes.

They are fenced in with hardware cloth

I have bushes and other hiding places for my chickens to hide under during the day

I have one or more roosters on guard

I've installed an electric fence around my perimeter

I have a motion-activated light near the coop

I have a game cam installed

I have a properly trained guard dog

Predators aren't much of a problem around my area

I hang CD's and other shiny objects around to deter aerial predators

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