- Apr 4, 2008
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In November I had an unknown predator dig a 5 inch hole under the chain link fence, crawl through a 11x10 inch door into my chicken house and steal (I assume eat) 8 full grown large chickens. They just disappeared off the face of the earth! There were several small spots of blood on the door area of the coop as well as some feathers throughout the yard. One area of feathers was right up next to the fence gate where my dog was running the yard.
I thought I secured my yard but was wrong because the predator returned Friday and took three of my chickens. This time two of my dogs were in the yard. From the evidence two chickens were caught up close to the inner yard fence. The predator doesn't seem too concerned. And the dogs which are very (annoyingly) vocal have not been barking when the predator is in the yard.
1. Does this sound more like coyote or domestic dog?
2. animal?
So the plan is:
barbed wire around the base of all the fencing inside and out
electrify fence
concrete blocks along the entire fence line
motion sensor lite
niteguard sensors
Am I missing anything?
thanks
Holly
I thought I secured my yard but was wrong because the predator returned Friday and took three of my chickens. This time two of my dogs were in the yard. From the evidence two chickens were caught up close to the inner yard fence. The predator doesn't seem too concerned. And the dogs which are very (annoyingly) vocal have not been barking when the predator is in the yard.
1. Does this sound more like coyote or domestic dog?
2. animal?
So the plan is:
barbed wire around the base of all the fencing inside and out
electrify fence
concrete blocks along the entire fence line
motion sensor lite
niteguard sensors
Am I missing anything?
thanks
Holly