Yippee! Hubby has agreed that it is time we got some chickens so we are going to be converting the tack room of our stable (sorry horse people) into the chicken coop. We don't have any animals in the stable and will probably only have sheep with some kind of guard animal like a llama or donkey eventually.(posted 9670 days ago)My question is, I am planning to enclose the chicken yard area in eight foot high chicken wire and since I think our neighbors lost their chickens to some animal, I am thinking of putting an electric line about six inches up and one about a foot up on the outside of the fence. Will this keep out racoons, skunks and dogs? If not, please tell me what will so I can build this right the first time. Since we also have hawks, I am planning on putting netting across the top although I do have a large cherry tree in the middle of the chicken yard which will make this a little more difficult.
Oh yeah, one more question, since I'm on a roll, could I divide the tack room in half and put in two exit doors and separate the yard with fencing and raise ducks in one half and chickens in the other. I guess my enthusiasm is getting away from me. LOL