Predator Proof Your Chicken Coop | The Ridgestead
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- čas přidán 1. 06. 2023
- HOW to PREDATOR PROOF a CHICKEN COOP!
Well we lost another one...Something got into our coop once again! But thankfully this quick and easy upgrade to our chicken run has stopped all predators from getting in and taking our chickens!
Materials we used were.
Galvanized steel coated welded wire.
Hog rings.
Staples.
2x6 pine.
Gravel/Dirt/Rocks/Planter Boxes to cover up the fencing on the ground so nothing can dig and get in the coop.
A VERY SIMPLE but effective build to keep your chickens safe!
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If you don't cut off this zip ties...... Just kidding you do you. Oh they do have zip tie pliers that pulls the zip ties tight and clips off the tail ends.
Great video
I did a 2 feet deep concrete base for 6m x 3m house and then concrete blocks above and fixed the cage on this - filled in any gaps with cement and sealed the door gaps with wood. Do it right first and no issues - piece of mind is a good one for you and the girls
Very nice! So far so good on our end though. Our predator problem is outside the coop near the woods. So we haven’t had any break in attempts just yet.
How did you protect the door entrance?
We are using carabiners as an extra lock on top and bottom from the door to the frame. Works great and easy to remove!
What about the bottom of the door?
That white lumber won’t last long on the ground
Definitely won’t last as long as green treated. But when using the compost in the bottom of the run you cant use green treated due to leaching. Cheap fix once they rot out or break!
u need hardware cloth over the whole thing, not chicken wire. chicken wire keeps chickens in, but not predators out. 1/2" hardware cloth ftw.
I would agree but so far it works! No problems with predators getting into the coop or even trying to get in. It’s when the chickens wonder to the other part of the property we have problems unfortunately….
Hardware cloth will keep raccoons out
It most definitely will. So far nothing has gotten in!
Why aren't the birds locked in? Is it to hot we're you are?
Hey! We are out of Wisconsin so its not deathly hot in the summer but at that making of this video we didnt get an auto door just yet. But as of right now we still dont have a locking door on the inside coop door. No animal has tried to break into our run and we actually found out that the chickens were being hunted on a different part of our property by a fox. With the coop and run under a camera also we have been predator free by our animals for about 10 months. Now for the other side of our property....not so much.....
2 strands of electric
Would be very smart to do. So far we have been super successful and no critters trying to get in!
What if some creative critter decides go just climb up past the fencing and tear through that flimsy, less than useless chicken wire? Should use hardware cloth!
Yeah if raccoons were a problem we would definitely be using hardware cloth. But foxes are the main predator by us.
Chicken wire isn't useless. Pioneers and farmers used chicken wire for livestock for a couple centuries, and chickens aren't extinct. :D Problem areas need to be double wired.
We have bears. Not even hardware cloth helps. So I give them two exits out of everything and a sky highway under the arches so they don't get cornered and have more defense than just being grabbed. They figure it out exploring the new coop changes. :)
@@dandeleona4760 I would definitely agree. Also comes down to what predators you have. After finding out our main predator has been foxes this has been more than enough reinforcement to keep the foxes out. Now if the bears started poking their head around here in SE WI that are becoming more prevalent or racoons were getting in then we would really wire this run up!
😊I have found that the 1 inch x 2 inch rabbit cage wire works very well
My chicken run is next to my dog kennel. I have three coonhounds who usually alert me or scare away any potential predators.