Fences for chicken or not?
Another stupid question perhaps: If I have the fox alarm installed, do I need a fence around the chicken? Anyone has experience playing with and without an enclosure?
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"Simmerville;c-17990770" wrote:
I started with all my chicken fenced in. The fox still entered, but maybe I could have locked the fox out by locking the gate. I love watching the birds walk freely, they are so entertaining to observe + I like surprises that might occur. So, if I have the wild foxes challenge, I might unlock the coop gate while my sim is near by, and lock it for anyone but my sim during night hours or if I get busy elsewhere. Fact is I tuned off the wild foxes challenge ion most of my lots, I loved the suspense it added, but it took too much of my focus only looking out for a fox. So, I use that challenge on a few lots mainly without a coop :) My chicks are fine and I get to see the fox occasionally on my rotation :)
I decided to give it a try, and yes it works.
So, protip for everyone: The fox alarm is worth it.
I have a fence around the whole lot that is locked for chicken only (there is no option specifically for wild animals so if I am to lock out foxes I also lock out neighbors etc). I also was clever enough to put the rabbit stump very close to the chicken coop with the alarm on it, so the rabbits are automatically protected by the coop alarm.
The alarm starts blaring as soon as a fox goes thru the gate, and it immediately turns and walk away, keeping both rabbits and chicken safe.
...I also had to lock my front door for chickens tho, since they kept walking into my kitchen. They're tasty, but... ;)
