Living with Quolls

QUOLL PROOFING YOUR CHOOK FENCE

(Information taken from www.infocus.to/quolls/poultry.html The Tree Kangaroo and Mammal Group Inc.)

Shooting quolls possibly is not the best method of protecting your poultry. Protecting your animals by building a quoll proof fence will save you from having to get up in the middle of the night to shoot at the quolls.

When building the fence, make sure that there are no gaps in the netting, including the roof and the door. It is critical to bury the netting at least 15cm into the ground so that the quoll cannot dig underneath it. If building a moveable chook pen, incorporate an outwardly directed skirt or wire around the bottom of your pen. It would be wise to use smaller meshed netting such as budgie or mouse wire.