How To Protect Chickens From Hawks & Foxes
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- Опубликовано: 6 сен 2024
- I show you how to protect chickens from hawks & foxes in this homesteading video. Some of the ways to protect chickens from hawks & foxes are to build you chicken coop in a certain way - which I talk about in this video - and use electric fence around your chicken coop.
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I love how in the intro when she's talking about predators and the cat just walks through the shot like, "you rang?"
The chickens are being stalked by predators and the ct is like "yeah...that's a shame"
My coop is completely closed at night, I use hardware cloth instead of chicken wire and we bury it 2 ft out, We also cover the top of our run. Way too many predators around here in Michigan for me to have any open areas. My ladies get plenty of ranging without being exposed for grabbing. Better Safe than Sorry. Thanks for your wonderful videos
We had a very safe coop that had chicken wire going underground to protect from predators, and we padlocked every door at night. It was completely predator proof, except that here in Florida, we have a massive bear problem, and a bear ripped out the side and killed three of our chickens before we chased it off. An electric fence is a must if you have strong predators like bears.
Where in Florida u live? I live in Florida too and have 3 chicken. So far nothing happened but always scared.
A raccoon can climb over that fence very easily. It wouldn't have to reach through the fence. It can go right inside that coop and get a hen while it sleeps. My coop has 4 complete walls and my chickens are locked into it every night despite the fact that I have 5 dogs. Dogs can get distracted. Last year I had a problem with hawks. I put up a scarecrow and haven't had any issues since. My scarecrow sits in a lawn chair and wears a hoodie. It looks like a person is sitting in my yard until you get up close and see it's face. My cats sleep on it's lap sometimes. The structure that houses the chickens is the COOP and the fenced in area is the RUN.
Sydney Groat to
Absolutely right Sydney :)
+Sydney Groat Except my farm dogs guard the coop. My dogs do a great job protecting my homestead. Everyone has to build their coop according to their situation. ❤️😀
Out here where I live we don't have racoons and opossum. Not enough people. My nearest neighbor is 3-4 miles away! We have 20 acres because it was cheap. There is a reason it is so cheap: no water and no electricity. Ha! We can have both with a well or from the co-op, but they are both so expensive it's out of our price range! We sit at 4510 ft. Water is 600 ft below us! We haul water and water the garden and animals by hand. No opossum or racoons! No water. Kangaroo mice, but the cats keep them under control. I bet the chickens will enjoy them!
SOMEday, I will have my own chickens. And when I do, I will return to your channel so I can refresh my bad memory. Thank you for the excellent info :-D
Just want to mention that foxes can easily chew through chicken wire in no time at all. The stronger type used here looks much safer. Also don't just use a latch type lock on the opening/door of the coop.
Becky, can I just say how helpful you are! We lost 11/12 of our chickens to a fox and ever since then I have been so scared about letting my chickens out in the morning. We got some new hens but I am still scared sick! So we put electrical fences around our chicken run that you suggested, we put mesh underneath the coop so nothing can dig under. We absolutely love our hens and miss our old ones terribly, but thanks for another great video!
When you build a hen house do not leave cracks between the boards. Get wire with only one inch openings. Put a floor in the hen house or lay the small bore wire on the Ground and pull it up on wall enough to staple it to sides of hen house. Build your run out of the same sm. bore wire or fencing. Cover top of run completly. If you raise the chicks around the dogs and cats, put them together under close supervision, when they grow up the pets should leave them alone! The most important thing is the small bore wire or fencing!! Also a rooster will protect his flock from hawks and other birds of pray by giving warning calls and they'll all run for cover! If you let them freerange, be sure to leave the doors open to the coop and house so they can run for cover!
We live on a residential lot in Southern California. We have 7 ladies. We have had one of our early chickens disappear with only a few feathers left behind, maybe a hawk? They free range around the yards and we have a coop on the side of our house outside a large window. To keep them safe from Hawks we attached plastic $1 store crows to our roof (Hawks get chased by crows) and strung fish line up high in a zigzag pattern to block the flight of the hawks. So far it is working... Fingers crossed.
AsintheDaysofNoah I live in the city in Alabama and have 5 "ladies".One day there was a hawk family circling 9
overhead and seemingly out of nowhere there were more crows than i've seen chasing the hawks
I live in Riverside county. I have Hawks and opossum in my backyard , but the Hawks usually get killed by my big roosters and hens.
+Christie Betts Hawks are beautiful birds. I love, love, love birds. I have a murder of crows that land in my chicken coop every day and eat and take a bath in the water tub and Neal’s pool. Crows do chase hawks but also cry out to warn the chickens to hide. Nature has it’s own way and I try not to interfere and just enjoy watching. ❤️😀
Make sure the charge is enough joules too. Mine is 3.
The new chicks look so cute, the lil roo looks like a mix of an Oreo ice cream
I like using a solar-powered electric stock fence. Believe me, predators only touch it once.
i used it it works great and you were right
Would this harm the chickens if they touch it?? irdk
@@chailyntran63 yes but they also only touch it once.
Problem with those is the weak charge. Mine has to repel bears.
@@hereticsaint100 mine would have to be fortified against weasels/minks who like to dig underground
When I moved to this valley I took apart the small chicken coop I found. It had two or three levels of wire on the sides and top and one on the bottom. I never did have chickens there. So many predators and other animals to fence out. Then, years later I moved out to a 40 acre plot with a creek running through it that had been zoned agricultural by the previous owners. One neighbor runs horses here. Another distant neighbor rents the property for his cows. Another neighbor's cows go under the fence across the creek and graze. I also see numerous snakes, both constrictors and pit vipers. I see bobcats on the security cameras. I have seen skunks in the creek bottom. I hear owls at night. I see hawks during the day. My husband has told me about mountain lions and bears. He has seen racoons. I have seen several coyotes and one fox on the cameras. The minute I put any small animal here, the predators will show up. Don't want them? Fence them out!
Thank you so much for the information. Here, we have a landlady who lets her birds run around free 24/7. No coop. Then complains when coyotes, hawks, racoons or owls get a chick or grown bird. Go figure.
She oughta add a bigger stronger bird to her flock. I know ducks get along with geese and very few birds mess with geese...coyotes probably would though.
Becky, Your weight loss is inspiring!
Hello how are you doing today
I love your videos. Your homestead has come a long way since the beginning. And you are looking maahvelous daahling! ☺️😘
Very helpful! My chickens free range in the yard and then get locked up at night. I’m always a little worried. Especially because my favorite Amber Link sneaks out and forages in field and front yard 😬🐓🦊
Becky your amazing! Please keep up the videos!! Your amazing at helping people with problems like this.
Good information...and a nice, colorful homesteading outfit :)
I am wondering how it is I have not been subscribed to this channel? I was sure I had subscribed at least a year or so ago! Thinking youtube has also been deleting my subscriptions like it has my subscribers.
Anyway, so glad I found you (again) and thank you for the great information. We are fairly new chicken owners - got our chicks back in the spring and now a few of them of started laying, such a blessing.
This happened to me, too. I had subscribed last year and one day realized that I didn't get notifications anymore! Becky, you're information is so good, and I think you're hilarious! You've done a great job with your sons and your homestead.
Me too. Also video's that I know I "liked"already were not marked. I went back to the old format but the damage was done.
Rain j
Beach umbrellas and pop up gazebos provide instant cover.
Hello Becky I love your channel and it has taught me a lot of stuff about chickens and I have decided to start raising some, but I would like to know how to make my dogs not mess or kill my chickens .
Hi Becky! I'm so glad I found your page! I'm going to be starting really, really small when we finally get moved into our mini ranch/farm (depending where you live and terminology LOL!). 5 acres which is considered a back stoop compared to all the ranches in the surrounding area here in north Texas. Our predators will be loose and stray dogs & hungry cats due to people not caring about their pet responsibilities, bobcats, possums, moles, raccoons, hawks, owls and of course, snakes. Worse yet will be fire ants. UGH. Anyway, I'm learning a lot and am enjoying your videos! Thanks for taking the time out to post them!
Becky, thank you for all you do! I look forward to seeing you each Sunday morning. : )
same :)
Hi how are you doing today hope you're having a good time today
Thanks for the tips! We are just starting our homestead and are planning on having chickens next spring, I will keep this in mind :)
We built a complete house and run with no gaps using 1/2 inch hardware mesh, and a hawk still came and tried to rip off the mesh this morning from the roof. Now we’re putting a solid plywood roof on and doubling up the hardware mesh on the sides. We have coyotes, hawks, raccoons, possums, mountain lions, rats, you name it. Our flock is 7 chickens and 2 ducks, and everyone is going to try and eat them! We have a 4’ Premier 1 electric fence that we will hook up if we see any damage to the sides.
We have free range chickens that are locked up in the coop at night. My problem is the hawks, i filmed the aftermath of one attack up close and personal. The hawk had no fear of me. The videos are on my page, Would you have any suggestions to deter further attacks?
Red tails and Owls do not care,the hawks will hover the chickens with you standing five feet away firing BB gun near them.
Sad part in my state they are protected and must know it.
My Roosters are BIG TOUGH BARRED ROCKS who work together but a hawk's weight dropping from sky with talon,will puncture crucial body of even toughest Rooster.I made a portable fence I can move around four sides of the main yard for fresh scratchings.
Nice piece of cherry netting atop,takes five minutes and I use as play yard to let them in when I am home to monitor.
At night they are in locked coupe..
Even bear try to get in coupe and I do not know if for scratch food or them.
Last night a fox got in my chicken coop and got two of my chickens I didn't know that they could jump fence I have a 4 foot fence.
And a owl took down my full grown turkey.
Giselle Ana Lucia Arpino i just saw a fox attack my rooster...in middle of the day! I ran outside and it ran off...my rooster took off the other way, and so fari haven’t found him. One of my best hens is missing too. I let them free range for a few hours almost daily...but they are locked up at night. So 😠.
Thank you
I have a bunch of bells on my fence and my bedroom window is close to their coop. My chickens only will go out during the day then locked in their coop at night. But what about during the day with Hawks or falcons/eagles swooping down.
My coop fenced area is huge, so I'm going to need a bunch of fence to go over it.
I will just let my German Shepherd stay and watch her chicky friends. She will make sure nothing gets to them
dont use chicken wire its flimsy and weak, anything could easily chew through it. i use strong grid type wire thats thick and strong
Raccoons don't climb 2x4 wire?
Becky is so iconic💕
Oh my goodness you're a life saver. I just lost my hen I was so upset. The other hens don't want to come out of the coop since. Any tips?
Something got to it
We don't have hawks or chickens but we do have cats. This may be helpful for trying to prevent cats from eating the babies
Thank you for sharing this information. We are considering chickens and want them to survive living with us.
Hi Becky! I have free range chickens and NEVER have lost one to a hawk or anything else. I have Black Australorps and I think the hawks look at them and say Uh...NOPE! They look like baby buzzards to me! Ain't goin' for no buzzards! NOPE!! They look NAAAASTY! And the buzzards say...."nope...they could be cousins. We ain't no cannibals!"
What was the rope she was tying?
So cute
Love your channel Becky, Keep it up! I'm getting chickens very soon and your videos helped me a lot on how to care for them 😄
First!!! Love this channel. You are what inspired me to homestead and start my channel.
Since I live in Houston Texas is it ok if I just let my chickens run in the backyard freely because my dad built my coop all complicated so whenever the chickens need to be outside there are really no hideing places
Yep
Love following you on your homestead. I love your place and animals. Great video, and you look Fabulous ❤️
Thanks
You look amazing in Red Becky !
Great Video 😊thank you for posting 😎
What about livestock dogs? How good are they? and foxes are so sly. I don't have chickens, but do have horse property out in an isolated area. They will sneak by you when you are not looking. I caught one in particular during the day sneaking into my garage
Liked and subscribed!!
This is the best and most comprehensive yet simple to follow video I have came across.
Thank you
You are the best
I think eggs are definitely delicious. Thanks for the information!
Ok, and now, what about my uncle? He is all the time saying ONE DAY I'LL GET A CHICKEN SOUP.
magnolia bautista lol
Hey Becky. Great video. I have a question. I have 3 chickens and I bought a small coop online about a year ago. It was really cheap and it is worn out. I was wondering if I should just build myself a chicken coop or buy a new one. Do u know any coops that are good for 3 chickens?
love the outfit Becky! the color scheme is relaxing with a good energy, and the hat is just perfect!
Hello becky, if the hens never had the wired surrund how they got use to it? I had them for 2 years now and the run has 1/4 inch cloths mesh from bottom to top and over in the top, but I feel the doors can be a weak spot.
Look much better now! Love the hat.
Great info. Thanks
Hi how are you doing today hope you're having a good time today
Love your videos, have considered letting your chickens 🐔 free range on your property since you have lovely green grass.
+Kate They pick around a bit then hang out on my porch with the rest of the animals. Bubby is about all I can take pooping on my porch. ❤️😀
I like using the brand goose and rooster. They chase away them foxes and hawks.
Love its clean and sunny
Lookin good, Becky!
She's a attractive lady 😉
Would you please tell us what state you live in? Please put it in the "about" section. It will help us understand better your weather conditions etc.
I am a disabled vet and I used my va to get a loan here in the Catskills I bought a 1870 farm My daughter wanted animals so she is now 20 we have chickens 1 donkey 6 goats and a bunch of rabbits All are pets and we have a no kill farm. We lost 5 rabbits from a nabor dog got loose and killed them. we are still having the same problem when we let the chickens out
Always informative. Your farm is growing and very nice. Thank you.
What happens if a ego comes to attack your chickens can the dogs attack the eagle and scared the Eagle what would you do they know can do that
Great tips thank u
Do you clean out the poop in the run ever? Or do the chickens take care of it themselves and bury it when they scratch around?
Thanks for the video! So informative.
I love your videos.
I have problems with very big snakes here, in Southern Illinois
If you have hawks you can get black chickens and the hawks will think the black chicken is a crow and will avoid them
I'm sorry Becky, a coop needs to be a fully enclosed and safe structure to protect them. They need space yes, but counting on the space to move as a means of protection, no, sorry. Build a complete building and keep your birds safe at night.
+Free Range Chickens That might be true where you live, but everyone’s homestead is different and every area is different. ❤️😀
I think Becky's experience and observations count. And she obviously enjoys having healthy, happy chickens.
Great info!🐦
Great info, thank you!
HI BEAKY I LOVE YOUR VIDEOS THERE THE BEST 👑💖 my chiks are grown now
Thank so much for the info
I can't wait until I can have a homestead!!!!!!
Becky, carrying a dispatcher with you helps if you come across any predators.
You look lovely today! Great advice, the one mile box is new to me.
Hi moving to Fl. soon closing on a house next Monday I'll have 5 acres to work with.
Gosh I love you so much! You have been helping me with my chicken project. Right now my issue is a damn bald eagle!!
Becky do you ever harvest your chickens or are they just for egg laying?
Well it wasnt so easy for red fox to get and kill my hens. My rooster Marcel sacrificed himself and saved almost whole coop except tree of them
Omg i havent seen ur channel in forever i miss so many videos
I love your channel 🐓🦆
How do I stop my cat from getting the chickens?
Don't let the cat near them. Or just teach the chickens to be tuff lol.
I have no run I only have Coop's it works just fine just have to close the Coop's every night
AnimalGirl ya they have the hole yard it's very very big and it is fenced
AnimalGirl it is not a run like here's was
AnimalGirl I know what chickens need iv had them for over 4 years lol do you have chickens chickens are so fun I also show them
AnimalGirl they are free rang
Great info, thank you. Pretty lady and you know a lot about chickens. :)
I added 3 10x20 chicken runs to my walkin 10x10 coop
My runs and coop is enclosed with chain link fence dog kennels surrounded by chicken wire then hog wire panels with final layer of roll of welded wire fence. The top has 3 sets of top rail fence post to support a covering chicken wire then welded wire fencing. Around the bottom I have preditor dig proof edging. Chickens cant dig through it from inside or preditors from outside. In my coop I have large 3 ft wide door with window then on the other side 3 ft wide window. Because of cold winters I have chose double bubble foil insulation then enclosed with T1-11 exterior wall panels. My intention was cool in summer and warm in winter which the foil does jus that. The whole coop is also part of a pavillion covered by metal roof. I filled top of roof gap to T1-11wall top which is about foot with hard wire cloth so I have plenty of air ventilation without preditors getting in. I know it seems like overkill but where I live having other peoples animals and people preditors damage in the past my animal food storage is also inside. I have one main entrance with lock and key. My devil dog on the other side to deter people and animals from main entrance. Yes I have animal feed stolen from my property and people enter my coop without my permission. I am running 3 groups of french black marans. Each group came from a different hatchery to curtail inter breeding. Besides normal preditors we have a panther Bobcats coyotes new family of eagles wild hogs along with domestic escapees hogs. Along with peoples dogs that are not contained and trespassers and coon/deer hunters trespassing with there hunting animals
Awsome video bless you and your family love. That outfit awsome
They attak
They protek
But most importantly,
They lay egg
Wise up
Good morning Becky,great tips!Love the red!
I can't find the link to the chicken coop plans
A halk just got my chicken this morning
I my family got a livestock garud dog he in barking war with coyotes.
Do you clip their wings?
Can you make a video on broiler chickens
I don't do electric fencing because my farm dogs and cats will try to attack the predator and get shocked
interesting point, hadn't thought of that.
Great video
I hope people do more research before following your advise. They will loose hens if they just go by your video.
That's not nice. Obviously, it's working for her so....she's sharing it. :P
becky's advice is pretty reliable. that's mean too, old chicken person.
What about when freeranging? My chickens love being out but I have to go out them in at about 6 p.m. because a coyote has grabbed some of my girls at about 7 or 8 every time. I also see hawks and such flying over head so when they do free range I have to be out with them. They can get under trees and in the coop and barn whenever they want. Also would a rooster out with them to keep them together help? The last 8 I have had have been aggressive but I am willing to deal with an aggressive rooster if it means my girls are safter. Thank you in advanced.
+Sarah Yokom A rooster doesn’t make them any safer. ❤️😀
Becky's Homestead thank you! No more annoying roosters then.