IdahoTreeHugger
In the Brooder
To all concerned. Where the environment used to supported feeding areas for the wildlife, that is no longer exists, with the over building, and crowding. The foxes and coyotes are becoming acclimated. In many places they are starving and becoming diseased.
I found a partial solution. I have a range free farm. My Great Pyrenees/husky (150lbs), does rounds in the property line. He has to poop and pee on that area to "mark it", you can use cougar pee, but very expensive, (difficult to get a cougar to pee in a cup...lol)
My dog knows where trails are. And does an excellent job. One fox was within 10ft of coops my area is in a 39ft circle, house on one side, coops on other, but all go in a circle. One fox on the North decking. Both foxes are no more, as well as 1 coyote.
The predators will smell the marking. If you have dog poop within your lines, predators will come in. When picking up poop, place it on the perimeter.
They will travel existing trails, even ditches and irrigation. Use your Satellite connection to look at your property to find the trails. Think like they do.
Foxes can jump a 6ft fence(watched one the other day), and up to 60+ lbs. They can chew thru fencing. Think like a predator. People come in and move close and urban fences. Easy take-out of Fluffy and Butch.
Now, according to FnG, many packs are becoming diseased. Mostly mange, which does kill them. Blisters on back side and under tail. Some become blistered all over. They pass thru various packs and other animals from feces, blood and touch. In my area if Idaho one pack of coyotes has died, and the two foxes my dog killed, were in that condition. I did burn the carcasses.
I do have 75 chickens and no losses so far. A new neighbor from out of state finds it a thrill to feed them...stupied idiot.
I found a partial solution. I have a range free farm. My Great Pyrenees/husky (150lbs), does rounds in the property line. He has to poop and pee on that area to "mark it", you can use cougar pee, but very expensive, (difficult to get a cougar to pee in a cup...lol)
My dog knows where trails are. And does an excellent job. One fox was within 10ft of coops my area is in a 39ft circle, house on one side, coops on other, but all go in a circle. One fox on the North decking. Both foxes are no more, as well as 1 coyote.
The predators will smell the marking. If you have dog poop within your lines, predators will come in. When picking up poop, place it on the perimeter.
They will travel existing trails, even ditches and irrigation. Use your Satellite connection to look at your property to find the trails. Think like they do.
Foxes can jump a 6ft fence(watched one the other day), and up to 60+ lbs. They can chew thru fencing. Think like a predator. People come in and move close and urban fences. Easy take-out of Fluffy and Butch.
Now, according to FnG, many packs are becoming diseased. Mostly mange, which does kill them. Blisters on back side and under tail. Some become blistered all over. They pass thru various packs and other animals from feces, blood and touch. In my area if Idaho one pack of coyotes has died, and the two foxes my dog killed, were in that condition. I did burn the carcasses.
I do have 75 chickens and no losses so far. A new neighbor from out of state finds it a thrill to feed them...stupied idiot.
