Keeping Snakes Out of Chicken Coop

[Martin's Grove]

Anyone have a tried & true method for keeping snakes out of chicken coop?

 

[farmgirl01]

No, I wish I knew one. I just expect to see one a year. I found a huge snake skin yesterday. I do have a snake trap set , baited with eggs. I looked up snake traps on Youtube and found some really good ideas. Some ppl use moth balls, but I never have.

 

[Fluffygal]

My coop has hardy wire on it. So far no snakes. If you put those fake ceramic eggs in the snake will eat it and not be able to digest. It will kill the snake. Generally if a snake is getting that means you have a hole big enough for it to pass through. Just plug up the spot and look for any other weak areas that need fixing.

 

[bcnewe2]

I've seen snakes go through tiny holes that you'd never think they could. Don't know any methods, but maybe hardware cloth which is a type of wire that has tiny little square holes?

 

[xa.logan]

We used to raise quail and to DRAMATICALLY reduce the snake population we used an old trick my grandpa taught me. We took an empty quail egg and poked a small hole in both ends then put a treble hook one end, threaded the fishing line through the other hole in the egg and placed the egg where snakes could be getting in. The snake swallows the egg and the hook gets caught in its digestive tract. It might also work with chickens. Though it's not a true repellant, we could tell a large decrease in the amount of snakes we saw.

 

[recardomaurice12]

This type of chicken coop http://www.cheapsheds.com.au/chicken-coop/ would certainly help you with the dilemma you are facing ..

 

[danielburns271]

This type of chicken coop http://www.cheapsheds.com.au/chicken-coop/ would certainly help you with the dilemma you are facing ..

Indeed a very valuable possession to keep snakes out from your coop.

 

[cgmccary]

I'd like a couple of snakes in my coops to eat the mice right now. I even asked my brother to catch me a couple to put in there. I think my geese keep the snakes away mostly. My chickens eat the small ones. The only snakes in the past I have relocated were Gray Rat snakes who were eating eggs only & a small Timber Rattler.

 

[bj taylor]

I would like to find a cooperative relationship w/a good rat snake. I've started getting mice in my little barn & a good snake would be helpful. I've got an area in my actual coop part of the barn that isn't closed up tight enough though. I need to take care of that little detail.

 

[bubba1358]

Deer netting! Found a dead snake tangled in it this morning. Of course, this was on the perimeter fence....

http://homesteadcatholic.blogspot.com/2013/09/predator-proof.html