Anything to watch out for in a high brush area?

[krthaymp]

I had an island of three trees taken out and the stumps were too high to mow it, so it has since become a jungle including saplings, a few iris that managed to survive, I’m pretty sure poison ivy and who knows what else. I was thinking of putting the chickens on that plot to help knock it down so we can get to the stumps and finish it up, but I wanted to make sure it was safe. I know the poison ivy wont hurt them, but is there anything else I should make sure isn’t there, etc?

 

[sourland]

Predators?

 

[krthaymp]

I’ll be moving the entire hoop house coop and all onto the spot, complete with anchors and skirting, so the predator proofing will be the same as it is now. A motivated coyote could probably get in, but the dog will let me know if they’re poking around.
Snakes are a concern of course… now and otherwise. I haven’t had an issue yet, but they are more likely to be in the brush I suppose.