Hey guys
I came across an old pic from when I first built the coop. It shows a step that many NEGLECT...protection from digging predators...
My method was to dig out a "foundation" and place cinder blocks under the structure.
So far this has prevented any intrusion.
Whats your method?
Good luck!
We actually buried about 2 feet of extra chicken wire we had. My son dug a trench all the way around the edge of the coop area and we stapled the edge to the bottom of the fencing and coop.
We never had a digger get in.. but one time we forgot to lock the main coop door/gate outside and a neighbor's dog got in.. terrorized the poor chickens and ended up killing about 3 dozen birds.
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Ouch, tough break!
Good idea with the wire. Im working on a better door method
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We never did figure out the best door method. We just kept adding new locks and bolts at the top of the door.
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We mostly use chicken tractors and I did worried about this. We went with the electric poultry netting. When a predator touches the netting get a little jolt and go find easier food. lol
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many folk praise the netting!
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