Earlier this year, I was so glad that I took time to close up my girls at night when I came out one morning to discover that something had dug and tore open the chicken wire near the door of the yard. don't have bears but this could have been (according to the fish & game guy) a coyote, large raccoon, or possibly a dog.
I don't allow the girls to spend the night outside since early one twilight a mink got one of my girls. It was small enough to get through the chicken wire (no contest) and fast enough to corner and kill one of the girls. After that as soon as the sun touches the horizon the girls are sent to 'bed-bye'
---In CHICKENS-101@yahoogroups.com, <chickens-101@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
Greetings all you chicken experts, I have a question.
I have a rather large coop (About 8' by 4') with a large roost area and 6 nest boxes built into the walls. Outside of that I have a pen area that is about 10' by 18' that is fenced in all around including the top. My perimeter fencing goes down and then horizontal inward for at least 12" and in the more vulnerable areas, it also goes outward at least 12".
I have a door that closes on the coop that I shut at night.
My question is, do I really need to close the door? Nothing short of a bear (which we do not have around here) could get into the pen. We also do not have mountain lions, cougars or any large cats.
Thanks for your replies.
Cheers
~Dr.Doug
I have a rather large coop (About 8' by 4') with a large roost area and 6 nest boxes built into the walls. Outside of that I have a pen area that is about 10' by 18' that is fenced in all around including the top. My perimeter fencing goes down and then horizontal inward for at least 12" and in the more vulnerable areas, it also goes outward at least 12".
I have a door that closes on the coop that I shut at night.
My question is, do I really need to close the door? Nothing short of a bear (which we do not have around here) could get into the pen. We also do not have mountain lions, cougars or any large cats.
Thanks for your replies.
Cheers
~Dr.Doug
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