Predator problems

[Rldad1]

Put a hotwire around the pen and coop. There is a thread in this forum by HowardE that is Electric Fencing Basics. It is an excellent source for those not familiar with electric fencing.

 

[Will the chicken guy]

Put a hotwire around the pen and coop. There is a thread in this forum by HowardE that is Electric Fencing Basics. It is an excellent source for those not familiar with electric fencing.

I'm familiar with electric fence for 3 thousand pound horses not 3 pound chickens

 

[cottontail farm]

I can't say anything about fencing but it is possible to trap the foxes. Some people here have had success using live birds as bait (in a secure pen attached to the trap) i trapped my fox with the dead birds he had killed. I butted a wire pen up to the trap, tied the doors open and baited the pen with a dead bird. Once he had taken that, I baited it with a second bird but closed the pen door so he had to try going through the trap.
Also, I'm sorry, had to laugh about the skunk. ONLY because I released a skunk once too out of pity and the whole time was thinking PLEASE GOD DON'T SPRAY ME. I was very, very lucky.

 

[Will the chicken guy]

I can't say anything about fencing but it is possible to trap the foxes. Some people here have had success using live birds as bait (in a secure pen attached to the trap) i trapped my fox with the dead birds he had killed. I butted a wire pen up to the trap, tied the doors open and baited the pen with a dead bird. Once he had taken that, I baited it with a second bird but closed the pen door so he had to try going through the trap.
Also, I'm sorry, had to laugh about the skunk. ONLY because I released a skunk once too out of pity and the whole time was thinking PLEASE GOD DON'T SPRAY ME. I was very, very lucky.

I've caught 2 foxes out of 4 and killed 2 skunks out of 3 and how do we catch the coyote that walk through our yard

 

[cottontail farm]

I've caught 2 foxes out of 4 and killed 2 skunks out of 3 and how do we catch the coyote that walk through our yard

Wow. Well done!!
Re: the coyote: landmines?

 

[cottontail farm]

Live trap under a tarp. You can then approach from the blind and work with your prize.

CO2 fire extinguisher, or welding gas bottle(argon, 75/25 etc). Weight edges and run a hose under. Four wheeler exhaust works too. No spraying this way. Extinguisheris hard to regulate so it’s deadly. The argon and four wheeler I let run for ten minutes or so.

Just curious, we've dispached a skunk and the body released spray when it relaxed after death. The yard stunk for a week. Does this not happen your way too?

 

[MarkJr]

No. They sleep due to hypoxia and go out. Never had one spray.

I had a buddy of mine swear that shooting between shoulder blades to paralyze worked too. I can’t bring myself to purposefully cause that much pain on even a skunk.

ive been told to toss crate, tarp and everything into the river or watering trough. Can’t do that one either.

 

[Will the chicken guy]

Wow. Well done!!
Re: the coyote: landmines?

Yes let's make a Afghanistan backyard

 

[Will the chicken guy]

Just curious, we've dispached a skunk and the body released spray when it relaxed after death. The yard stunk for a week. Does this not happen your way too?

Yes it does we drowned one in a tub and it still stunk it really did when we shot one in the head (life lesson) don't do that

 

[cmom]

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