Coyote messing up my layers!

[Ashmarie621]

Hello!
My girls were in full laying swing the last few weeks here in California and a few days ago, one of my leghorns got snatched up by a brave coyote that’s been hanging around (she got over the fence even after having a wing clipped). I went from 18-21 eggs a day to about 7 very suddenly. Nothing else has changed, the weather is gorgeous. Is it likely that darn coyote is the cause? How long until they go back to normal?

 

[Coffee N Chickens]

When I had a pit bull messing with my chickens, they quit laying from fear. Yours are probably doing the same.

 

[neo71665]

Time to take out the coyote.

 

[Ashmarie621]

Agree! Bastard came up super close to my side gate looking at the goats yesterday and I had to chase it off! Wasn’t too big but awfully brave! I sat outside with a gun for awhile but didn’t see him again.

 

[neo71665]

If you chased it off it will stay clear when it sees you. It now knows where a food source is and it will be back.

 

[Ashmarie621]

If only I had the time to stalk it from up in a tree