I have enjoyed evening walks and seen mama fox and her babes out in the woods and by our huge sandhills out back, never once has she been up front. I have had coyotes in my yard at 10am 30 ft. from my door. Mama silkie was on inside of fence yelling at it like there was no tomorrow, she had youngin's right under her. Such bravery. I have let me hubby open season on them.
We have an old eggery and swamp across the street, so we are infested with raccoons. I have had more problems with coons (and neighbors free roaming dogs) then anything. But a secure barn will keep them at bay. I also got an outside dog, that seems to have helped tremendously! I lost so many the first year because in the summer i free range my woods and sometimes the roos and their girls like to find alternative places to sleep and enjoy the evening air.
I will build duck pen like Ft. Knox in the spring, electric wire and all on the outside and top covered and a strain of wire up top as well. Good luck to you in the future, it's real disheartening losing my little pets...
