Patridge bantam chicken poorly foot?

[wombatally]

Hi Everyone,

 

Having just read another post about fox attacks I'm getting very nervous. We don't have an eglu, we have a wooden coop and runs for our 6 hybrid girls and I have just made a house for the banties and babies.

 

The hybrids house has 2 runs but if something wanted to dig under it could. Also I am just making a permanent run for the banties et al in a similar style.

 

I've heard about the no dig skirts. Do yo think if I laid mesh on the floor of the runs that overlapped the coops by about a foot it would make them secure?

 

I'm especially worried as it's dark when we get home and we live in the countryside where foxes have been spotted!

 

Thanks!

[Willow]

Another option is to put paving slabs down around the run

[wombatally]

Oh, I didn't think of that. Good Idea!!