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:welcome :frow We have had a lot of coyotes around here. A neighbor gave some hunters permission to hunt on his land so I think they thinned them out because I haven't been seeing as may as I was. I have several game cameras and most nights when the predators roam here I see one on at least one of the cameras. I have electric wires around my coops and pens and nothing has gotten past the hot wires. I think the adult predators teach their young that whatever is on the other side of the hot wires isn't worth getting zapped for. You will find a lot of good information here BYCArticles.jpg Good luck and have fun...
http://www.poultrydvm.com/featured-infographic/tips-for-protecting-poultry-from-predators
 
cmom said:
If you have weasels it appears from the pictures you posted that there are some good gaps that predators can find and get through. Again, good luck...
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No weasels and the dog & cats keep predators away from the house area where the coop is. The coyotes got the other chickens when they were ranging far into the pasture during the past summer.
 
peterhill said:
Hello all,

I live in northwestern Nebraska and have one hen, about 18 months old, that I raised from a chick (unsure of breed). I used to have five chickens but the rest all got taken by coyotes.
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I finally have a coop that should offer some protection for the one survivor (and if we get more), but I have a question about it which brings me to this forum in the first place. I have two children, an 11 year old and an 8 year old. We also have a dog, three cats, four horses, and some fish. We live on 40 acres of land in the beautiful pine hills of the northern NE panhandle. I am a teacher on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota, which is about 8 miles away from where I live.

Peter Hill
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I'm in SW NE. Did you ever get more chickens?
 

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