Hello!

[donteatbees]

Hello, welcome to BYC! So sorry for your losses, and good luck with the bear!

Thank you! It's been 6 days without an attack, I think my dog and my "red neck alarm" are keeping them away!

 

[TwoCrows]

Yeah, they definitely don't like people. The bears came at night when we were sleeping, which is why we didn't know the first night. The second night we were too late and they were already in the coop and didn't care. Then I set up my "red neck alarm" and they haven't been back. I like to think they're scared of the alarm (I think the pictures are somewhere in the thread. If not, maybe another). The dog might be helping too

Bears are terrified of dogs. Last summer a bear was hanging around and the neighbors dog treed a bear, bear came around their yard for several days and eventually the dog ran the bear off completely. So yes, your dog should be of big help!

 

[donteatbees]

Bears are terrified of dogs. Last summer a bear was hanging around and the neighbors dog treed a bear, bear came around their yard for several days and eventually the dog ran the bear off completely. So yes, your dog should be of big help!

He usually is. He was just off watching a dead animal in the neighbors yard. That's when the first attack happened. We had to lock him up to stay home so something else would take the dead thing, and the bears took that as another chance to get my chickens. Now he is back out. And my other dog is inside because she's in heat.

 

[Kenneth Zweerink]

Welcome to BackYard Chickens. And a Big Hello from Eastern Nebraska! So sorry for your losses to the Bear's. The Best of Luck with keeping your Flock safe.

 

[janiedoe]

Welcome to BYC. Good luck with the bear.

 

[sourland]

Welcome to BYC, and good luck in deterring the bears. If they come back, consider hot wire.

 

[007Sean]

Howdy, and Welcome to Backyard Chickens.

Happy to have you here with us. Enjoy your time here at BYC!

Thanks for joining our community!

 

[N F C]

Hi, sorry to read about your losses. Good luck keeping the bears away from your flock.

 

[donteatbees]

Welcome to BackYard Chickens. And a Big Hello from Eastern Nebraska! So sorry for your losses to the Bear's. The Best of Luck with keeping your Flock safe.

Thank you!

 

[donteatbees]

Welcome to BackYard Chickens! We're happy that you joined us!
So sorry about your loss. Have you tried Nite Guard yet? Supposedly they keep everything away, including bears. (They're also having a Flash Sale today, FYI.) I've never tried them (I don't have a huge predator problem where I currently live), but I'd like to try them out someday and I've seen them advertised in a lot of chicken magazines and catalogs. They're solar powered, so running electricity to them is not a worry.

I've never heard of them! I'll have to do some research! Thanks for letting me know