On 2019 May 23 12:10:54, you wrote to me:

 BF>>> Then of course, a properly maintained fence could work equally well,
 BF>>> without the need for any guns, no?

 ml>> no... it is not possible to fence over creeks and streams, for one
 ml>> thing...

 BF> How many chicken do you have?

two and a rooster now... there were 25 or so hens at one point but age took
them... we generally stocked up with new bitties every X years when the hen
count was getting low... that restocking is not so easily done any more now
that dad is gone...

 BF> Do you really need to fence in creeks and streams?

if this property is going to be fenced in as you suggested, yes... there are
two creeks that run through here... both entry and exit points would need to be
fenced... in at least one place, the area is 3+ feet deep; 5 or 6 if you're
going to road level... in addition to this fencing, what about cleaning out all
the leaves and branches that draft up against them? are you willing to do that
job? we're not... while we do have some fencing in place, it is mainly barbed
wire for denoting the property lines... mesh fencing (as opposed to wire
fencing) won't keep out the deer, dogs, wolves, foxes or coyotes in the area...
we won't even mention the big cats (bobcat & couger) out here...

our chickens free-range all over ~50% of this (~20 acre) property scratching
for edibles in the woods... this is not cleared field or pasture land... it is
woods; woods we've fought to keep and clear-cut or stripped like others have
done... the chickens have a coop they go in at night and sadly, they apparently
ran to the coop when this attack took place... that's where many of them were
caught because that's where most of the discovered feathers were found...

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