Coyote Deterrent

[nolamimi504]

Anybody have any suggestions for coyote deterrent? A few weeks ago I had a visit from a very bold coyote. He got one of my roosters. I kept my chickens (and cats!) locked inside for a few weeks and then hesitantly let them out again. All was well for about a week before I heard my remaining rooster in distress and went out to see a coyote running around my yard. This time he got both of my Rhode Island Red hens (one missing fully, the other I initially saved, but she passed away during the following night )

The day after, of course, I didn’t let any animals out, and I haven’t since, but I’ve seen him in the field across the road and I’ve seen his footprints in the snow. He is not afraid of me, and in fact only stated at me as I yelled at him, until I picked up my snow shovel and ran toward him with it. He seems to be a loner, and he attacks at different times of the day. I assume he’s keeping an eye on me and picking the best times for the attack.

It’s been super cold here, so keeping the animals cooped up isn’t the worst thing, but I really hope there’s some way to get this guy to leave us alone.

I googled Coyote and owl deterrent last night and it had some ideas.

 

[cmom]

I realize this thread is a few months old but from my experiences the only way to deter coyotes and other predators is to have either an electric fence or electric wires around the coops and pens. It has worked for me. I got tired of loosing birds to predators. I put electric wires around my coops and pens, good heavy duty netting covering my pens and concrete under the gates all due to losses from predators. Lessons learned the hard way. Here the predators mostly roam at night. I also have several games cameras and see predators on them most nights.I think the adult predators teach their young that whatever is on the other side of the hot wires isn't worth getting zapped for. Good luck to everyone...