best guard animal for lynx?

[MysteryChicken]

day, night they are locked up.


yup! but i leave the gate open, the predators just use it to corner them

Why do you leave the gate open? If you're worried about predators getting your birds, they should be protected better.

 

[Cattle dog Mom]

Have you tried an electric fence? (Wouldn't help with birds of prey obviously) But if it were tall enough and stout enough, it would make believers out of coyotes, lynx, etc.. (Larger ground predators.)

 

[tielie135]

Have you tried an electric fence? (Wouldn't help with birds of prey obviously) But if it were tall enough and stout enough, it would make believers out of coyotes, lynx, etc.. (Larger ground predators.)

yeah. honestly that is what i was starting to think. went years only loosing a couple birds then 2020 and 2021 have been slaughter.
the electric fence might work but in all this snow it wouldn't work to well and i have seen lynx jump 6 feet straight up.

 

[tielie135]

just thinking, how well do livestock guardian dogs work?

 

[Cattle dog Mom]

However, the first time, a lynx isn't going to know it is going to get the crap zapped out of it. (Coyotes can jump pretty high too.)
Winder is the toughest. Less natural prey and why should they look for natural prey when ducks are SO easy to catch? I would figure out a way to pen them up. You CAN make a pen that is predator proof for the size and species of predators you are dealing with. Maybe not 3/4 of an acre, but big enough that they will get by until spring when you can try the electric fence. Not having an easy meal might also make some of the predators look elsewhere.

 

[tielie135]

However, the first time a lynx isn't going to know it is going to get the crap zapped out of it.
Winder is the toughest. Less natural prey and why should they look for natural prey when ducks are SO easy to catch? I would figure out a way to pen them up. You CAN make a pen that is predator proof for the size and species of predators you are dealing with. Maybe not 3/4 of an acre, but big enough that they will get by until spring when you can try the electric fence. Not having an easy meal might also make some of the predators look elsewhere.

that is a good idea. i will see what i can do, maybe i can figure something out.

 

[Geena]

I think a predator proof pen is probably your best option. A donkey, goat, llama or dog is probably going to spend most of their time trying to keep warm in the snow and -40, and not do a whole lot of guarding anyway. Wolves and coyotes might just kill them as well. Plus you'd then need to provide additional shelter, food and water for the guard animal, you might as well spend that time, effort and money on building a smaller solid run for the ducks instead.

 

[cmom]

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