Now I have more to worry about besides feral cats..coyotes.

[jjthink]

So sorry about your birds.

What a beautiful beautiful roo.
JJ

 

[johnmayersquare]

I'm so sorry about that.......I know how you feel though. I've lost SEVEN(over several years) cats to coyotes. They are just very nasty...........The most aggressive time for them, at least around here.......is May through September. Apparently they are feeding their pups. I'm a slow learner with my cats, obviously........but am taking NO chances with the chickens. I agree.....one of those motion sprinklers sounds like a good idea to me.

 

[Chirpy]

I'm so sorry about your losing your chickens. That boy was beautiful - I'd be so heartbroken.

We have tons of coyotes here, we see them several times every week. When we first moved in (almost 7 yrs. ago) I kept my big dog (German Shepherd mix) locked up at night as I didn't know if he would understand our boundaries since he'd been a city dog. Anyway, we lost several cats to the coyotes also. We got fed up with losing our cats (always at night when my dog was locked up) so we started leaving our dog out at night. He's been running free for the past six years and we have not lost a single cat or chicken to any predator. He absolutely knows our property line and will literally chase the coyotes to our line and stop.

Having a great watch/guard dog is one of the best defenses against predators. We now have two puppies in training as my Shepherd is eleven yrs. young and we know he won't be around for many more years.

Just a side comment - our local authoritative people have given us permission to shoot any coyote we see. We haven't need to do that with such a great dog but... the day may come.

 

[chcknrs]

I have to agree with Chirpy. We have LOTS of coyotes around here, and two BIG dogs who are protective of their territory. I also have a husband and son who delight in urinating outside any chance they get! So, the coyotes don't come NEAR our house. We have 7 acres and our dogs free range just like our chickens do! Too bad the dogs didn't eat bugs too!

 

[Miltonchix]

Your only solution is to kill it. A trapper will catch and kill it. So why go to the expense of hiring an EXPENSIVE trapper. Make sure, if you shoot it, that you use a large enough caliber weapon that you don't wound it. You don't want it to suffer and you certainly don't want a wounded coyote around.

P.S. Any of ya'll in Washington want to make a land swap??

I'll suffer with all the rain and "cold". I have 5 beautiful acres in nice sunny Florida.

 

[tiffanyh]

You can kill it, but another will return it its place! Coyotes are EVERYWHERE in CT. EVERYWHERE.

Even suburbia areas.

It doesnt nessecary mean it was rabid if it was out in daylight hours. Hunger or changing in patterns (like having pups) can force them "off schedule". If it was rabid, it wouldnt have run away most likely. It might have come after you or your dog, or at the very least stood its ground....

Sorry about your roo. Always the way it is!

 

[serenitychristie]

Coyotes come up into our yard and would carry away our cats, until we got a miniature donkey, he keeps them away. He would chase them down and stomp them, now all he has to do is start braying and they steer clear. Though he just brays for fun sometimes, long and loud. Our neighbors arent too close, but some may complain.

 

[amazondoc]

Donkeys are good for coyotes, also Great Pyrenees or lots of other flock guardian dogs or other large breed dogs. When I move to my property in Lebanon, I expect my herd of dobermans will do the job just fine.

And I love the motion-detector sprinkler idea! I've heard of them for keeping deer out of gardens, but I never thought of them for predators!

 

[youthpastor]

yeah, I was going to say that I had heard somewhere that donkeys are excellent guard animals.

 

[gypsygirl1421]

Coyotes have pups this time of year. Often, subadults help the breeding female feed and care for pups. As the pups grow, they require great amounts of food. Once a coyote learns of a location for an easy meal, they will return until the pups are grown. Trapping often remains the best option. There is a trapper in your area, I included the contact number in case you want explore that option. Bright lights and electric fencing can also help deter coyotes. I am a wildlife biologist and because coyotes have been benefitted from living near us, and there are fewer and fewer trapppers each year, their populations are now at an all time high nationwide.

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