Oct 14, 2025 · Here are some more articles on how you can protect your flock from predators: Top 10 Ways to Protect Your Chickens from Predators Common Predators to Look Out For In …

Apr 28, 2021 · Aerial predators can aim for one of your chickens, swoop in, and be gone in a matter of seconds. The top of the run should also be covered to prevent attacks from hawks …

Aug 15, 2025 · While many predators sneak in under cover of darkness, hawks like to go for a dramatic midday strike. They swoop down fast, grab a chicken, and are gone before you can …

Mar 21, 2011 · I wouldn't count on rocks sitting around a perimeter of fencing to keep predators out. Things get shifted around, small gaps form, and things can get through. They'll work to …

Jul 28, 2018 · Maybe minimal wire gauges for predators like: coon, possum, and then minimal wire gauges for something bigger like bobcat, or coyote. I think specific answers would really …

Jul 9, 2013 · General Information Raccoons (Procyon Lotor) a.k.a. Coons are one of the best known and easily recognized non-domesticated chicken predators. Due to their adaptability …

Apr 26, 2014 · You have to use more than one tactic to keep predators away. Predator proof the chicken house and run by burying poultry netting or other material around the outside. Make …

Jan 23, 2009 · What kind of predator--wild or domestic--would take only the head and neck of a chicken, leaving the rest of the chicken undamaged? I have lost too many chickens now to this …

Mar 14, 2014 · Owls are ambush predators, that like to hide in the foliage and then drop on to unsuspecting critters. Flashers: These can be a good deterrent, and can be a good cheap way …

Feb 23, 2023 · Most of the time, it doesn't, because crowing basically alerts all predators you have chickens that could make a good snack. But the predator might be wary to attack when …