Options for predator proofing my property, 5 acres, Ohio

[goats-n-oats]

Thanks @McChooky.
What about fencing in a portion of the pond, like one strip of it? How feasible is it to plant tposts and fencing underwater, maybe 4 feet deep?

 

[McChooky]

We ran a 6 ft tall fence across a creek for ducks years ago .The water never got above 3-4 ft

 

[AGeese]

Snapping turtles.

 

[McChooky]

Snapping turtles.

Yes I'm forever calling them mud turtles

 

[Chick-in]

2 Livestock Guardian Dogs

Raised from pups with your critters. Karakachan are best, much lest training needed and stick around. Great Pyr's are good with birds too, but tend to wander, so you need adequate fencing. Anatolian Shepherds are okay but a 50/50 they will not be flock friendly. The only predators I have issues with are rats that know how to avoid the dogs. Nothing else gets my animals anymore. And I went through a lot of losses prior.

 

[McChooky]

I put one or both of my dogs outside every time I free range my chickens. Never lost any when they're outside.