English Shepherd as Poultry Guardian

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I drove from Texas to Pennsylvania a few days ago on a puppy transport and saw 4 dead coyotes on the road in Oklahoma and 2 more live ones, then 2 more dead and 1 live in Ohio. Was dark when running through the other states or total would probably have been much higher. I believe it's their mating season. Just like deer, they get road stupid when hormones involved.
 
I drove from Texas to Pennsylvania a few days ago on a puppy transport and saw 4 dead coyotes on the road in Oklahoma and 2 more live ones, then 2 more dead and 1 live in Ohio. Was dark when running through the other states or total would probably have been much higher. I believe it's their mating season. Just like deer, they get road stupid when hormones involved.
I was on a walk the other day and one ran across the road not even a full 10 ft in front of me. That's the closest I have ever seen one that wasn't dead or with a wildlife rehabilitator.
 
I think the coyotes here are pushing out some of last years pups and having territorial squabbles too. Some coming into heat I am certain of too. The fencing combined with my dogs may be making so preexisting territorial boundaries have been disrupted. In the past the coyotes could move through my upper pastures unobstructed so long as not detected by dogs. Now dogs can see everything.
 
We can let no more than two of the more active dogs out at a time now. The fence fighting this evening resulting in three of our dogs jumping fence and nearly killing the neighbor's pit bull or bully pit. It is a pit bull according to owners when defending yard and a bully pit when causing trouble. Owner of pit bull was not aware of dire straits the pit bull was in and blinded me with flashlight as I rushed over to intervene. My son did not know what sounds he heard meant. I wish my head was cooler when explaining to my son what was going on.

The pit bull needs another home as it is otherwise poorly cared for. I also do not want to get shot by crazies that think I'm a threat when trying to save their dog.
 

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