Arizona Chickens

[Sonoran Silkies]

HI all !!! Hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving. ANYWAY, with all of this coyote talk I have a question. ??????? Is there any type of WATCH "animal"/ livestock/large bird (emu etc.) or/other etc. or repellant type stuff that is a good coyote deterrent? I have lived in my area for 25 years and have never seen a coyote in our neighborhood. We can hear them in the distance from time to time but never been close. Well My next door neighbor called and said that there were 2 yotes in the alley behind our house. The next day he said they were back and going up and down the alley around 4 pm. I have free range chickens, ducks, geese, turkeys and tiny goats and mini horses. ANY IDEAS GREATLY APPERCIATED!!! THANKS!!!

A few years ago a coyote took down a llama in the next neighborhood over. Llamas and donkeys are supposed to be good guard animals. Large livestock guardian dog breeds should be some protection: Great Pyraneese & Anatolian Shepherds are the ones I have heard the best things about. Emu should also be helpful

 

[Mama Hen Chris]

Miss Nellie finally laid her 1st egg today. She is 7 months today. She was the last one I was waiting on.

"Stop looking at me"

 

[Puffycheeks]

CONGRATS!!!

 

[Puffycheeks]

CONGRATS!!! LUCKY GIRL!!!

 

[Puffycheeks]

Sadly I will have to be rehoming my Roosters

Ameracaunas, Polish, silkies, Cochin X, many more

 

[kevs-chickadees]

Wow, at 2 weeks old these chicks are already about to outgrow this newly enlarged brooder box.

 

[Arizonachicken]

[COLOR=000080]HI all !!!  Hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving.  ANYWAY, with all of this coyote talk I have a question. ??????? Is there any type of  WATCH "animal"/ livestock/large bird (emu etc.) or/other etc. or repellant type stuff that is a good coyote deterrent?  I have lived in my area for 25 years and have never seen a coyote in our neighborhood.  We can hear them in the distance from time to time but never been close.  Well My next door neighbor called and said that there were 2 yotes in the alley behind our house.  The next day he said they were back and going up and down the alley around 4 pm.  I have free range chickens, ducks, geese, turkeys and tiny goats and mini horses.  ANY IDEAS GREATLY APPERCIATED!!!  THANKS!!![/COLOR]

Large dogs were always a deterrent. The coyotes don't want to get hurt and will go for easier prey. But we lived on 1.3 acres and two dogs weren't always enough. Our peacock was a great watchdog...er bird...too.

 

[Arizonachicken]

I have 4 newly hatch Serama chicks!!! That means I got 50% hatch rate! Will send pictures when old enough to take from the bator.

I can't wait for pics!

 

[Arizonachicken]

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Wow, at 2 weeks old these chicks are already about to outgrow this newly enlarged brooder box.

 
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You have chicks again? What kinds, and where are the pictures?

 

[Phottoman]

Miss Nellie finally laid her 1st egg today. She is 7 months today. She was the last one I was waiting on.

"Stop looking at me"

She looks exactly like two of my girls. She is BEAUTIFUL !!! I was told they were RIR's, but looking at the black ear muffs, and the green egg, I WANT MORE (hee hee).

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