Bird netting chicken coop

We installed nylon bird netting over our chicken run to keep the flock in, and the predators out. Here's our experience including a demo video!

Whether you are planning on building or renovating a coop, there are a number of things to think about - both for you as well as the chickens. You can also read my "Chicken Coop 101: 13 Lessons Learned While Building Our Coop" post which speaks a bit about the different aspects of a coop. Here's a bit about our coop, what we did, and how we decided on the design. We did not use plans to construct our coop. That answers the number one question we get asked. We would be happy to share the…

ON SALE RIGHT NOW Portable fence posts with base and spikes. Good poultry housing, fencing and netting ideas. Good to use with free range hens

I kept thinking how to sow on such tower next growing season, as the planting areas are vertical and small (no matter the chicken wire or hardware cloth)...

The Blohmstead || Erin on Instagram: "We added poultry netting above our chicken run after one too many aerial predator attacks. We will still let our flock free range when we’re out and can keep an eye on them, but aren’t taking the risk again of hawks getting our girls. Let me know if you want the materials list, and I’ll put one together! #chickens #chickensofinstagram #backyardchickens #chicken #hens #farmlife #poultry #petchickens #hensofinstagram #eggs #chickensofig #chickenlife…

The last time we visited the zoo Bo talked about raising exotic birds, and having it fenced with bird netting to keep the wild animals out. Obviously we couldn’t do it at our old house and at…

So the 6 x 8 coop we are building should be pretty secure from nighttime predators. However, my husband thinks that a few t-posts and some hardware cloth...

Whether you are planning on building or renovating a coop, there are a number of things to think about - both for you as well as the chickens. You can also read my "Chicken Coop 101: 13 Lessons Learned While Building Our Coop" post which speaks a bit about the different aspects of a coop. Here's a bit about our coop, what we did, and how we decided on the design. We did not use plans to construct our coop. That answers the number one question we get asked. We would be happy to share the…

I need recommendations for a type of netting to use over the area I want to let my flock free range. They've never been out of their coop/run combo and I'd...

Easy ways to keep snakes out of the chicken coop! predator proof your chickens coop against snakes, from traps to deterrents and more. Here's how to prevent snakes from getting into your chicken coop and eating all the eggs!