A Weak LInk
No matter how one tries to secure everything there is always a weak link. When I joined my new chicks to my established flock of hens I worried that the pecking order may be fatal for some but oddly it all went smoothly. I was pretty impressed with tolerance the established flock showed for the new chicks which are now half sized.
I built their enclosure to keep them in and predators out and it was all so good until yesterday when I went out to collect eggs. One of the new chicks was ripped apart and hung up on a portion of the chicken wire where some creature broke in with brute force. Another chick was missing as well.
I did my best to re-secure the fence, propping logs and blocks at any possible entry point. The creature found the weakest link and hopefully I can keep it at bay until I double my fencing.
posted by The Guy Who Writes This at 4:00 AM
5 Comments:
I've been in that situation many times in my life. Sometimes the problem was dogs, sometimes opossums or foxes.
you need to sleep on your porch with a gun maybe. Or set a trap.
Unfortunately for the chickens, there's no such thing as a predator proof fence. It's amazing how much wire a dog or a fox or even a cat will chew through or jump over for a snack. I think the best you can do is patch the hole and be glad only two are gone.
I've taken your warning to heart and won't put my new babes out until I fix the lock on their coop.
Donna, add to that skunks and weasels.
Auntie, yeah, right.
Darev, now maybe if I thought like a warden I could design something, chicken adseg...
Anon, new babies coming on Thursday.
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