Evening fellow Arizonians, hope everyone had an enjoyable Christmas!
So last night I had my first bid predator attack
Well, attempt at an attack; no one was taken or injured as I think the "2:30am-those-crazy-dogs-are-whining-and-need-to-pee" scared whatever it was away. Basically, it scaled the 6 foot block fence, then proceeded to utterly trample and knock down my potted plants around the aviaries, then climb on top, rip back 6 feet of the shade/reed fencing and tried chewing/pulling the wire top up. Weird part was, the reed fencing on the sides, there was a hole that was chewed/clawed with blood spatters, yet this hole was 4 feet from the bottom and 2 feet from the top! If this animal stood and bit a hole at 4 feet, it would have to be a big animal....I guess it probably was still on top and hung over the side (?) Maybe..... I was thinking Coyote, as I saw two just a few days ago in the middle of the afternoon just crossing our street....but maybe Bobcat? I hope just a coyote, I can probably deter a coyote but a bobcat....no thanks.
So going to be spending New Years reinforcing all the aviary tops....thinking welded wire, chain link panels, OSB, barbed wire..(kidding about the barbed wire..maybe
) Any good ideas to reinforce chain link kennels on the top? I was thinking Hog panels covered with welded wire but not sure I can arrange that by New years I guess..
