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#New predators portable

Clean up or reduce spilled or leftover food that may attract pests and predators. Use tight fitting galvanized trash containers that will cut down on attractive odors for predators like bears.

Store your livestock feed in lockable and secure area.

A loose door is no match for a powerful bear paw. If your pen door is outside your fencing make sure the door can be securely closed.

Train your animals to return to a barn or coop every evening and close them in.

If possible remove trees that would allow perching raptors from overlooking the pen.

Covering poultry runs with plastic netting or well supported welded-wire fencing will ultimately take care of attacks from above.

Additionally crisscrossing overhead wires in the pen can help to disrupt the flight patterns of these opportunistic raptors.

Provide cover within the livestock area. Bushes, branches, a discarded Christmas tree, and boxes can provide protection from federally protected aerial predators like hawks and owls.

Back-fill the trench with dirt or rip-rap gravel. Bend and lay galvanized hardware cloth into the trench and attach enough hardware cloth securely to the outer fence or the building.

For predators that dig beneath fencing, dig a trench that is approximately 12 inches deep and 12 inches wide around the perimeter of the pen.

Raising the coop enclosures off the ground to can discourage rats, the weasel family, and snakes from sneaking in beneath it to steal eggs or young.

#New predators portable

When the season allows, choose a portable electric fence designed for poultry if you have the space and plan on moving your birds to new grassy areas.Use a sturdy fence that is at least 5’ tall if predators will be a problem. Chicken wire is designed to keep chickens in, not predators out. The use of barrier fencing whether it’s an overhang design that can prevent climbing or incorporating an electric fence around a night pen, has been proven as an effective barrier against predators.With a modest investment of time and money these livestock owners can protect their investments from damage. However, New Hampshire’s forested landscapes are home to a number of predators that will take advantage of inadequately protected poultry operations which quickly become an easy meal and concentrated food source.

Raising poultry as a hobby or as a means of producing meat or fresh eggs for the table has become the fastest growing segment of the livestock industry. Raising Poultry: Preventing Loss by Predators Raising Poultry: Preventing Loss by Bears Example of electric fencing around bee hives.