- Apr 6, 2011
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Our neighbor was nice enough to come by this afternoon and inform us that when he was outside on his deck last night (it overlooks our backyard) he heard a bunch of yipping and saw at least 6 coyotes right near our coop/run...
This morning DH and I both noticed the outer door to the run, not the actual coop just the run, was pulled out a bit on the bottom like something had been trying to pull it open. Neither of us thought anything of this until our neighbor told us about the coyotes...
All in all I feel pretty ok about our coop's safety. The door to the outer run could theoretically be ripped open but then the other 2 doors that actually go INTO the coop are double locked top and bottom and I don't think a coyote could get in unless it literally gnawed through the wood..
I'm just freaked out now. We know there are coyotes all over the neighborhood but they generally don't come into the yard so close to the house. I don't really know what else we are supposed to do against a coyote let alone a full pack of them. We can't shoot them here (not that I really would anyway seeing as more would just come right along) but maybe there is a way to keep them further away from the coop/run itself??
At least we know they can't just rip the coop apart, so good for DH for making it secure!
A crazy probably totally stupid thought that popped into my head would be to magically acquire bear urine and sprinkle it around the run...That is crazy I know but this one of the thoughts that popped into my head.
This morning DH and I both noticed the outer door to the run, not the actual coop just the run, was pulled out a bit on the bottom like something had been trying to pull it open. Neither of us thought anything of this until our neighbor told us about the coyotes...
All in all I feel pretty ok about our coop's safety. The door to the outer run could theoretically be ripped open but then the other 2 doors that actually go INTO the coop are double locked top and bottom and I don't think a coyote could get in unless it literally gnawed through the wood..
I'm just freaked out now. We know there are coyotes all over the neighborhood but they generally don't come into the yard so close to the house. I don't really know what else we are supposed to do against a coyote let alone a full pack of them. We can't shoot them here (not that I really would anyway seeing as more would just come right along) but maybe there is a way to keep them further away from the coop/run itself??
At least we know they can't just rip the coop apart, so good for DH for making it secure!
A crazy probably totally stupid thought that popped into my head would be to magically acquire bear urine and sprinkle it around the run...That is crazy I know but this one of the thoughts that popped into my head.