Another new chicken keeper

[drumstick diva]

Welcome to BYC Terry, it's very nice to meet you.

 

[chrissynemetz]

Hi and welcome to BYC! We're glad you joined us!

 

[Mirth Cottage]

Welcome!! I like the coop!

 

[Terryjr]

More footage and crowing

 

[TwoCrows]

More footage and crowing

Very nice footage!

 

[Terryjr]

Well, bad news. Coyotes ran up and grabbed 6 chickens in minutes this morning. All my barred rock hens, a barred rooster and 2 Isa Brown hens.

 

[DobieLover]

Can you put up an electric fence?

 

[Madhouse Pullet]

I'm sorry to hear about your flock!

 

[Terryjr]

Can you put up an electric fence?

They were out freeranging. I'm pretty confident the coop and run a predator resistant. Just found it odd coyotes would come up so close to the houses and grab 6 birds at around 11am in broad daylight

 

[DobieLover]

They were out freeranging. I'm pretty confident the coop and run a predator resistant. Just found it odd coyotes would come up so close to the houses and grab 6 birds at around 11am in broad daylight

Yes, they unfortunately will. As will fox. As will the neighbors dogs...
I keep my flock contained in a 1/3 pen behind electrified poultry netting and they've been safe in there. If you have the space to do that, you might consider the fence. Otherwise, there will always be the risk of losses due to ground predators.
If you can't enclose a large area for them, consider introducing some more free range savvy breeds to the flock.