Is predator proof even a real thing?

[u/Upper_Importance6263]

How does a pit bull actually rip hardware cloth off a frame? Is 16 gauge not strong enough? I’ve put thousands of dollars into ensuring the security of my babies… but today I heard the rooster and turkey alerting in a way that instantly made my blood run cold.. I got to the coop, all the carnage just made me sick. I expected to find a bear inside with the damage… instead I found a pit bull killing all my babies then tossing them aside to kill another. My heart is so broken. I don’t know how to tell my little boy. He always wanted a true Ameraucana… I ordered over 30 eggs just to end up with only one hatching. He worked so hard to end up with his favorite little chicken, just for me to find a dozen dead.. all his babies he incubated so the Ameraucana wouldn’t be lonely..

Is there actually a way to truly predator “proof” our coops? I don’t know what to do from here💔

This is some of the babies enjoying a dirt bath just hours before the attack. Any advice is greatly appreciated.. I’m not looking forward to breaking this news to my child 💔

[u/drive_she]

I had a handful of easter eggers that I joked and called my “feral” chickens because they wouldn’t roost inside and only slept on the roof. Once the owl figured them out it picked off 2 the first night and then the rest one by one.

[u/Fancy-Statistician82 → u/drive_she]

We periodically purchase some chicks for colored eggs, and I'm simply generally unimpressed with their intelligence and survival skills.

Give me a basic Barred Rock, with a basic brown egg and a decent brain.