Yikes! We have lots of Coyotes here. After reading everyones posts, I'm getting rid of the chicken wire and putting up welded fence, concrete footings and netting on the top to keep the Hawks out too. I still have little kids around so no guns with in arms reach! Other wise I'd have that shotgun ready too. Even if preditors are just trying to exist, their killing pets and stealing breakfast eggs! Rattlesnakes get no sympathy around here either. They like hens and eggs.