OH, my now I feel stupid. I am the dumb one....
But seriously coyotes would NEVER come up that close into a yard here, unless it had rabies. Seriously.
I have seen many coyotes in my day, and I have never seen one that close to a house. But a lot of it depends on where you live. if you...
I am lazy. Our coop is only 15 ft or so from the door, and I never close them up. i dont even close them up in the pen, they are truly completely free range.
We have a German Shepherd and we have never had anything get them. Except our other dog, who we lost about 10 to before we realized...