Coyotes are easy to keep out .And they kill and eat smaller killers that are much harder to keep out so think before you kill off the coyotes that patrol your place. you will be more inviting to weasels foxes and such with the coyotes gone.
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I've even had packs of coyotes run on the place in broad daylight to slaughter my flock, the losses were devastating. My German Shepherd gets let outside after I lock up my chickens so he can mark territory and maul coyotes getting too comfy around the farm. Then my Aussies sit with the flock all day to keep other daytime predators away. Then my barncats kill rats, mice, and squirrels that cause other problems for my chickens. Although.. my roosters are better mousers than my catsMaybe so, but it's a lot easier for the dogs to tangle with the foxes, fishers, and coons than it is for them to tangle with coyotes.
Besides, as stated above, my birds free-range. I once lost several barncats to coyotes (I was a kid and I had raised these young cats from kittens,) and I like them far away from me.
If you think about it .You have been free ranging with coyotes around. You just have gotten so good at it. When and where to let your chicken range and when to put them up or not let them out you hardly think about it . am i right?Maybe so, but it's a lot easier for the dogs to tangle with the foxes, fishers, and coons than it is for them to tangle with coyotes.
Besides, as stated above, my birds free-range. I once lost several barncats to coyotes (I was a kid and I had raised these young cats from kittens,) and I like them far away from me.
If you think about it .You have been free ranging with coyotes around. You just have gotten so good at it. When and where to let your chicken range and when to put them up or not let them out you hardly think about it . am i right?
Actually coyotes do form packs qouted from a online source:There are no coyotes where I live...anymore.
There used to be a pack (family unit, coyotes don't exactly form packs) a few years back when I first moved up here, and I lost a few ducks. But I live in a fairly rural area, and a lot of Amish, farmers, hunters, and small dog owners are not overly pleased by the presence of coyotes. And so they disappeared.
I don't have to lock the ducks up at night anymore, which is great, as my ducks are nearly impossible to herd away from the pond. I never worry about my chickens' free ranging--they're allowed to go anywhere, and they rarely venture more than a few acres away from the house. The dogs supervise while I'm at work.