The Chicken Bunker – a predator resistant chicken coop
After loosing some chickens to racoons, I have come up with a chicken bunker. It is a raccoon resistant chicken coop. The door is hinged downwards so that th…
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@merlachner if you build them a nesting box where the eggs can gently roll
out to a secondary box they wont sit on something if it aint there :)
get some 14 gauge fence wire, surround the whole coupe, put wire about 3 to
4 inches apart and go up about 3 foot. Hook it up to good fence charger,
get a light to shine on the coupe, stay up at night and watch the fun.
it wouldn’t have to stand on that little plank, it could hang from the side
or top
Hahaha let me have a go at em if I ever am up by your way. I am thinking of
doing a response video to this.
I’m subscribing now this is great stuff
I have been thinking of precisely that idea. With a trip wire. Also makes
great perimeter defense systems at your bug out location.
He springs the trap noisily sometimes and just sits there, watching me to
look out the window. He actually watches for my reaction. He is playing
with me. By the time I am flying out the door with the 12 ga, he is gone.
Little monster is teasing me.
They also sell solar powered night eyes thatll scare predators off
Yeah, but a bloody mess of chicken guts scattered all over your hard is a
worse eyesore. This protects my chickens and it cost me nothing to make.
i think it’s good. don’t even bother with the nonconstructive criticism.
thank you for the videos. very informative.
HAha. You know a 12 gauge shell fits perfectly into 1/2″ steel piping if I
remember right. You can make him a special trap lol
Telling you get some traps. Trap at night.
Thanks for the sub. Keep watching, lots more to come. I have more ideas
than time.
Chickens dont seem to be bothered by snakes. More like the other way
around. Chickens peck at anything that moves.
Could do that. Hopefully a rigged gun could be dangerous to the coon.
Had to think about what you said. Makes sense. I never heard of that
before. I could make them easily and with stuff I already have around.
Thanks, happy to entertain.
do you ever have a problem with the chickens being broody? how do you solve
such problems? many thanks
ewww, what an eyesore .
Thank you.
Thanks for the great and kind words. Actually, I lost birds before I built
this. Never again. The coons could not get in. The idea is to show people
they do not need to be rich to survive in the wilds. Think I proved that
point well enough.
I have traps. Coons are smart. The biggest coon I ever saw keeps springing
the trap, then eating the bait. I keep trying tho. Could always rig up a
shotgun for him to trigger. That will get him.
The fence on the top stopped him from ever hanging from it.
I always left them to nest. Means more birds to raise/sell/give away. My
new landlord does the same, it seems. Sorry I couldnt help further.
Just put a hasp and padlock on the door, he ain’t getting in without a key!
Rigging a shotgun could prove dangerous.