How to Protect Your Chickens Against Predators | 7 Tricks You Probably Haven't Heard of

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[@chelledegrasse2787]

Justin, praying for Jonah every morning and evening. Love that kid. I know your heart is breaking. You keep praying too.

[@jeanneroden8782]

Praying for Jonah .It is very hard to watch your child struggle with a serious medical issue. Love your family and your videos.

[@dgmills5351]

I admire how well all of your kids pitch in and help with the chores! I am so sad for Jonah still having major issues with his hip. Positive thoughts and Prayers for him to manage his pain! 😇🤗🙏🏻❣️😘👏👍😎

[@carolynrandle5454]

How is Lily doing?

[@carolynrandle5454]

Prayers for Jonah.

[@KatrinaT]

I think you have hit a great balance in your videos! Editing is smooth and I love the mix of long and short videos and a mix of themes. You have become a must click, along with Sow the Land and the Hollar Homestead. We have one female goose. Someone local had fertilized eggs and we had a broody hen so she hatched her out. I was watching yesterday while I was throwing out scraps and the goose was chasing two hens away from her bread scrap but not another hen and I realized, it was her mother! She still shares with her chicken mom! Last spring I gave away three hens that were the worst about trying to get over the fence into the garden and this year we don't have any problems with chickens trying to get in. I got rid of the trouble makers and now it doesn't seem to occur to the other hens to try.

[@GOAT_GOATERSON]

Yeahhhh, sow the land is my absolute favorite

[@bradleyferguson2710]

I love the idea of "chickens feeding the garden, the garden feeding the chickens". I've been thinking, could you put hooped pipe over the chickens (like the top of the greenhouse) 3' or 4' apart and attach galvanized welded wire fence leaving a space between? Then something like beans that climb grow up and across. More shade, food, and protection.

[@ArreisMorsCI]

An idea for your Compost Corner.... why not make it a mini high tunnel roof but chicken safe. That way it's tall enough for everyone to stand up in, AND any plants you grow also have the height for growth and protection from critters. The chicken fencing will allow pollinators in, and your gate allow for wheelbarrow as you said.

[@linteau]

This is great timing. We've our first flock of 21 (darn Chicken Math!) chickens going into their perma-coop this week. Thanks for the advice, inspiration, and sharing of the journey. :)

[@camicri4263]

God bless you guys 🙏🙏🙏❤️🤗 Thank you for the pointers!

[@martiwoods6610]

I am so glad you are making videos like this again!

[@marcus3457]

"You will be harvested in the fall " How can you not love Justin? 😆

[@ourtrailmixoflife2085]

I use a solar box, my coops stationary with a auto door. So I put in 3 10 ft grounds 10 ft apart and it gives you full potential of my solar box. I get 3+ joules, I can get as much as 6 joules. I have my coop out in my horses pasture so it has to be mega hot to keep them out. Almost a yr so good. I am going to add a auto door to my primer 1 fence so the chickens can free range. I have so many projects going.

[@KatrinaT]

Ooooh... looking forward to getting more information on the compost corner. I am so tired of chickens in the main yard. Once we find some land, it will be different.

[@nap0le0n60]

Great timing. Heard a big cat behind the house last night about 2am. Let the dogs out after it. Woke up to a small hole tore through the fence but luckily no chickens missing.

[@Pasafino27]

Came looking for ideas to protect our layers from a Cooper's hawk. We have red tailed, an owl and crows but the Cooper's keeps killing the chickens aren't active outside for a day or so.

[@ethanthompson9517]

Weasels will get into one inch holes here in Ontario

[@meganjaime7728]

A guard goose! Duh! Why hadn’t I thought of that? 😄😊

[@Pepper5655]

hahaha

[@stephaniedagenais525]

We have a Pilgrim goose and he’s so good at his job. 😊

[@ashleylovepace1941]

I think my favorite part of these types of videos are Justin getting exasperated with the animals.

[@KatrinaT]

It's real life! You should hear me swear at my bottle baby goats! I rarely swear, but they make me crazy! I've never met an animal that goes looking for trouble like a goat. I swear they do things just because I don't want them to!

[@Kelikaku]

@@KatrinaT Justin called them "evil" and "evil-eyed" on multiple videos. Also says he'll never keep them again. If I ever get them, I might try the 'Fainting Goats' because I hope that I just can startle them in order to stop them from running away.

[@KatrinaT]

@Kelikaku Coutin I only keep them long enough to feed them up and sell them! Goats are no joke, you have to be prepared for their shenanigans! I like the fainting goat idea! 😄

[@ashleylovepace1941]

@@KatrinaT yes, I love it because I relate 😃

[@KatrinaT]

@@ashleylovepace1941 yes, I love that they leave the reality of dealing with livestock in the videos. 💕

[@woodworkerroyer8497]

I was NOT prepared for the lemur song.

[@rainwaterrefugehomestead2267]

We finally got some geese to raise with a flock! I'm so excited.

[@rachelnannenmcginnis7927]

Thanks for great content, Justin. On the chicken tractors, you and Joel have mentioned aluminum. Having a hard time finding straight aluminum, but galv-alum all day long. Same thing as when someone says aluminum? or different. My other option that is available is PVC. Please and thank you!

[@melissakasner9722]

❤😊 I enjoy watching all your videos take care and you guys are doing an amazing job

[@SonniesGardenPA]

great video, Thanks for the Tips.

[@carynmartin6053]

Youre video editing is phenomenal!🎉😊❤

[@Kelikaku]

I think you could make better wheels yourself on the farm. The hubs can be made of wood, but the wheels will still take a standard bicycle tire. The problem with bicycle wheels on a cart is that the axles will bend easily on the hub. The axles have to be 1 1/2" in diameter for them not to bend, even if the axle goes straight through the cart. This Irish fellow made a video on how he took a bicycle wheels, took out the spokes and hub, and converted them into a wooden wheel with a 1 1/2" hub. They look pretty strong, probably can handle a few hundred pounds. (OVER SEVEN MINUTES) kzbin.info/www/bejne/g4abgoZ5rsqhgdk He uses a table saw and other power tools, he has a full wood shop. The project looks pretty time consuming.

[@bioboertuur]

for cheap wheels: old bike wheels work, they don't need tires if you walk them by hand, or put tires on for even easier moves, they are not used very aggressively, so with some air every few months, should work. You will have to adapt the mounting system or replace the axel

[@swenson047]

Haha. Your child takes the show!

[@mughat]

You need a long piece of thick wire with a hook on the end like a sheep herders stick. It will be useful to catch chickens. Just snag the the leg. You need a Poultry Hook.

[@farmchick1464]

We use a salmon fishing net!

[@kimbucha2949]

I've lost many a full grown chicken to red tail hawks. Sad, because I really enjoy my ladies free ranging.

[@scottdahl1938]

This is the first time I've heard about the need to use shims for the low spots. If I got one of those things I bet I would come to that epiphany real quick.🤔😉

[@ronpalmer7260]

Cats will reach through the wire and pull the heads off of birds through the larger openings. It probably wouldn't be an issue with grown chickens, but I lost quail to this when I was a kid. You open your cage to a bunch of headless quail. But, they liked to sleep against the outside wire for some reason, bad reason.

[@beckybox2596]

I always wondered why the duck, now I know. Prayers and good thoughts for Jonah, mom and dad❤

[@chelledegrasse2787]

Goose. Praying too.

[@trashcanbees2739]

I've got a male guard goose and he's probably a few years old now and he has taken one of my ducks for a mate unfortunately (she seems to be handling it well though lol) but he actually just fought a coyote and won, chased it all the way off my property and didn't lose a single duck. He's pretty injured but it's been a few days, and he's doing better now. Haven't had any returning coyotes so far since there are NO easy meals with that guy around. Geese are the best

[@mikelsweetman7712]

Just for one day I didn’t pay attention to my chickens there wasn’t even any sign of predators and I had cases before with foxes but I thought I could get away with one day but a hole was Doug’s by a fox and all of my chickens were missing or eaten

[@GoogleAccount-fx4cz]

Justin you got that right! 1 in wire how about the skunk 🦨 raccoons 🦡 Sharp teeth to bite 😬through anyting wood or metal & chicken ,Even the snakes could not go through low ground electrical wire⚡fencing it's better, having turn on⚡

[@mollymccue6066]

You need a chicken catching hook-no need to wear them out to catch them

[@blackheartxcvii]

Need a chicken catching net or something xD would make catching chickens much easier, I've seen suggestions for a chicken sized sheep hook but I feel like the chickens would just hop out of something like that or a leg could get broken so idk about that but a fishing net would probably do the trick!

[@carolhornby2496]

We have coyotes as big as German Shepherds. I watched one leap the 4ft electric with a chicken in it's mouth. We now use two rows of electric a couple ft apart. We have eagle's and hawks. The hens seem to watch the air. I have seen an eagle land in the chicken yard several times and watch the racing chickens. It seemed puzzled. If I put the chicks with the older hens, they are ok. But if they get out of the fence, the hawks get them.

[@link8283]

“I’m going to start a prison system” 🤣

[@annzar1]

Praying for your Jonah!

[@Kelikaku]

That's what they used to call a 'drumhead trial'. Thanks for the content. Keep up the good work. בס'ד

[@farmchick1464]

We have eagles and cougar as well as the usual raccoons and hawks. We have to have the fort Knox of coop and large chicken yard, would love to be able to move the ladies!

[@ocelliwoodworks7272]

The 1" hardware cloth on the bottom of the chickshaw is not sufficient on its own to protect against predators. We have 4 week old chickens in a chickshaw, and lost 4 of them to a predator a few days ago. It grabbed their legs, pulled them through the mesh, and ate the legs off them and even ate the breast of one through the 1". If you use electric net around the chickshaw, then the 1" is probably sufficient. I added 1/2" hardware cloth under the 1", and no continued predator issues so far.

[@Kelikaku]

Was it a weasel?

[@YeshuaKingMessiah]

Lordy How awful for those poor chickens!

[@ocelliwoodworks7272]

@@Kelikaku we think either racoon or opossum.

[@carolhornby2496]

We had a racoon chew off the leg of a chicken. Yes, I saw it. We use 1/2in hardware cloth

[@LanceAnderson77]

What is that you say at 8:02 that hawks can’t handle? It sounded like “fangs.”

[@StevenMADD]

Have you tried a chicken catching hook to catch the chickens instead of trying to corner them and catching by hand?

[@RPB-nx7vj]

Hey Justin: what is the wire on the spool? The wire going back to the house power. I need to run from a barn to a pasture my chickens will be in in about 2 weeks

[@honeyrockacres]

I know you didn't ask me, but it looks like heavy poly rope. I have done something similar. I will run poly wire paddock and jump it to my perimeter fence hot wire. It keeps my pigs in.

[@violetraal5383]

How do you know you are a crazy chicken lady/ guy? You start calling your chickens 'people'.

[@PaffordHomestead]

It's a lot of work raising baby chick's you make it look easy 😂

[@GenAcres]

Where can I buy this chik shaw?

[@NORMANMORRISON1940]

one inch wire is fine for you but we have lots of rats and rats can go through a one inch wire So I use half inch wire

[@hughmanatee7433]

I have had almost no problems with predation since I stopped keeping a rooster. The constant crowing calls them in. Cock a doodle ooo is predator for chicken dinner.

[@dr.rev.lindabingham]

Blessings to all!

[@shawnakobelka4483]

I’ve noticed for some time that whenever Justin posts a lot, so do the other KZbinrs ( Sow the land, Hollar homestead, roots and refuge). Do you instruct the others on when and how often to vlog. Also contents are similar. When Justin was clearing trees so was everyone else. If Justin takes a week off, so do the others. There’s more examples that I’ve noticed but I’m just curious if you all coordinate?

[@YeshuaKingMessiah]

LOL Ur observant

[@kuroimushi9421]

I marked my younger hens with zip ties as well, as they stay till next year to be exchanged, but some got unmarked because of laying problems and egg eating habbit 😅, so sorry...not sorry 🤭

[@baltazardelmo9324]

I believe in the power of prayer 🙏.have faith 🙏

[@HeatherNaturaly]

Rats can EASILY get through 1" wire. I have lost over 300 rabbit kits to rats and they were in 1" wire cages. Mink can get into a 1" wire cage!

[@candidegunn3624]

What about buying a $10 bike at a junk sale and use those tires?

[@kellierebkowec625]

You don’t want tires with air, they can go flat. Hard rubber is less maintenance

[@kellierebkowec625]

You don’t want tires with air, they can go flat. Hard rubber is less maintenance

[@Kelikaku]

Exactly what I was thinking, even a new entry level mountain bicycle with 26" wheels would be less money than the $200 he was quoting, even under $100. Maybe even cheaper to cut out wheels from two discs of 3/4" plywood and just make the edges routed and then split so they'll accommodate 26" bicycle tires, then bolt the sides back together. Use some steel nipples for the bearings. Probably would cost under $50 for both wheels including tires (which start out at $15-20 online). Online 26" wheels start out at $100/pair and then adding the cost of tires, it's well on the way to $150 or more all told. An old mountain bike with two 26"wheels and including the tires might likely be had for under $50 (used). Seems like split plywood wheels would be easy to make though and easy to fabricate as they're needed and they'd be heavier and sturdier, and airless. EDIT: I don't think bicycle wheels may be so good, once you try them; I remembered a few videos in which They had trouble with bent axles on the wheels of these carts, and that is one of the reasons he went with the more expensive wheels; I don't know, but if these expensive wheels have a very robust, sturdy, heavier axle than a bicycle wheel uses. That said, my plywood wheels could have any size axle anyone wants, it would just use a nipple for the bearing, and use either a length of stock rod or even a long pipe for an axle of any diameter. This way, it would even be possible to make 1 1/2" or even 2" axles, if desired.

[@tiffanyrowandotcom]

Can anyone hear what he is saying over the music? I’m trying to guess what he is doing because I can’t hear Justin explaining.

[@rb2530]

👍👍

[@loucilehall9281]

What about snakes getting in

[@pampjl]

About Jonah 21 seconds ago Have you heard of HIP RESURFACING??? N also STEM CELL INJECTIONS… I am a RN Not a Dr Just trying to see what other options might be there for Jonah…🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@AnilYadav-ib1cl]

Your Family Grate so your Son Kay Ley AAP Upsat ho

[@kerriestokes2649]

JUSTIN, 👋 TRY TO DROP THE AXLE & RAISE THE BODY ON CHICK-TRACTOR?? THAN U CAN PURCHASE LESS EXPENSIVE WHEELS?? Will it work my friend?

[@juniornunez5658]

Chicken

[@indianacryptid6020]

👋👋👀👀❤❤

[@bettyturley6735]

The geese I have are not real smart. I’m not sure they would scare off anything.

[@AnonymousNobody2024]

🌱💚🥳

[@sharrongermanos7293]

I don’t know anything about farming but, how snakes?

[@OILME651]

I THOUGHT CHICKENS EAT SNAKES. DO THEY EAT MICE ?

[@cynthiamathieu5862]

We had a hawk swoop in and take the head off a 6lb rooster. The hawk, said I can't fly off with it, but I can just chow down right here :(

[@nigerjuh8r115]

Uhh if you can fit your fingers under there a coon can dig under there. Let me know if you need some more tips.

[@brianbrasch3639]

For Jonah: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fJ6ceKOtm9-NhcU Dr. Jerry Tennant

[@jackiebinns6205]

This channel has turned into a big infomercial ugh

[@Miguel195211]

Yes

[@Kelikaku]

Reeeeee. The salt must flow!!

[@YeshuaKingMessiah]

Is he giving false info? If not, take the advice!

[@colinbutt143]

#ahorseforlily 🐴

[@michellemartin5440]

Please stop making the music SO much louder than the rest of the audio

[@luluz2830]

My 7yr old daughter has constantly asking what happened to Teddy?!?! Does anyone know?

[@kellygreen8255]

He went to live with another family when Jonah first had his accident, then ended up staying there. I think that’s correct.

[@mgm2008]

Yes, he was dangerous for Jonah cuz he jumped on people.

[@infocus-media]

Yep, in the shed the Sea Monsters must watch out for the pigs/Battleships and outside they will get attacked by the F-22's, darm hard, a chickens life, all they are is uncooked KFC, lol!

[@YeshuaKingMessiah]

Mmmmm kfc used to be soooo good

[@KeithandPamBilyeu]

Pam here…your chickchaw design too complex and time consuming to use. I especially wouldn’t use the one on top of a garden box. R&R farms one is much better.

[@Farmphasianidae]

The goose in spring will kill it don't say bullcrap

[@AnilYadav-ib1cl]

You Grate your Family I Am so suse your Son

[@jackiebinns6205]

Its not that hard to build a chicken tractor we don't need to pay for your plans ugh !

[@ExploreAmerica]

With all do respect my design is safer and easier to build cheap

[@jackpleb2360]

I have a chicken prison too. About two inmates right now.

[@chillboi-69]

Make more butchering videos please 👉👈🔪🥩🍖🍗🥓

[@GoogleAccount-fx4cz]

Justin it's not that expensive to get two , long handle swimming pool nets to catching those chickens 🐓or ducks ,🦢 less than $20 dollars. over working 😰 yourself just to catch them 🤔