2026-04-29T22:14:07Z https://yabu.me raccoonteur https://yabu.me/npub1ea3pwfnauuvx3l8ry75n5t6sjzf442mp3zle36st8jy4gpa6vxpqnc3dlj https://morph.oksocial.net/media/eea0b4812fd06b81621fb89e228dfc2b994364704522304cde888c6f4f560439.blob https://morph.oksocial.net/media/eea0b4812fd06b81621fb89e228dfc2b994364704522304cde888c6f4f560439.blob https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsztqksm8l7s769lsx5az5j8fuhjle24exuvtmf9fm2vskursyj5cgzyr8ky9ex0hn3s68uuvn6jw302zgfxk4tvxytlx82pv7gj4q8hfscyyqcswm In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszeh9ucqqvvcxqldyettec376lnfdfxea4zv2qh75ghlz7a8pql2qv3jgkn'>nevent1q…jgkn</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>It took an afternoon, so not too onerous.<br/><br/>Our chicken yard is 40&#39;x40&#39;, so I got a 50&#39;x50&#39; lightweight net from Amazon for $20; I ran paracord across the yard at the top of the posts (3 in each direction to give it support).<br/><br/>The materials will all degrade in the elements, but should be good for &gt; 5 years so I have some time to decide whether to just build it out enough to support chicken wire.<br/><br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1dr3j42jnjnp38wctv8hnsza985djnml6ltf82xsf0kzvzv23yezq8nmqw6" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Tyson, Chicken Rancher 🐓</span> (<span class="italic">npub1dr3…mqw6</span>)</a></span> 2026-04-29T22:20:22Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvh436g9vtv2q5f4rr2emysv2qmyywvllk84werzx3yhqhv96r86czyr8ky9ex0hn3s68uuvn6jw302zgfxk4tvxytlx82pv7gj4q8hfscymtgvuj In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs05rf8epauvc8jk955h0cxtrfc7ew8l9xlmj8tx3eucqfs3s2pm8cjp68t5'>nevent1q…68t5</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>A rooster will definitely help keep smaller predators like cats away, but won&#39;t be able to do much about foxes or larger. Or hawks.<br/><br/>And would just be a snack for a bobcat.<br/><br/>Our rooster got beat up pretty bad by a fox a few months ago; the poor guy tried, and lost most of his tail in the fight, but the fox still made off with a hen and killed another.<br/><br/>The attacks didn&#39;t stop till I put netting over the entire chicken yard, so the hawks can&#39;t fly in and the foxes can&#39;t climb the fence.<br/><br/>(NorCal has _climbing foxes_; wtf.)<br/><br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1dr3j42jnjnp38wctv8hnsza985djnml6ltf82xsf0kzvzv23yezq8nmqw6" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Tyson, Chicken Rancher 🐓</span> (<span class="italic">npub1dr3…mqw6</span>)</a></span> 2026-04-29T22:02:36Z