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[Wisher1000]

I have a friend that wants to give me one righ now. A puppy and/or the mother. I just don't want to take on training another dog right now (bad timing.)

 

[ChooksChick]

[COLOR=800000]Well, the coyote got my old, alpha roo today.  It got the young BCM roo three days ago.  That makes 9 birds lost in the past three weeks.  I can't keep them up, I don't have enough space.  I have asked my guys to build me a fenced in area (to keep the yote away) for Mother's Day.  They started on it today, maybe it will get built before I am out of chickens all together....... [/COLOR]

We've had one around, too, plus a bobcat for good measure. My birds are all in 5' fenced runs on about an acre and a half, but the property owner has no perimeter fence and she's lost a ton of birds this year. I'm really sorry about your birds. Need any fbcms, let me know. Have a bunch of CdM chicks!

[COLOR=800000]I've only seen it one time.  Watched it take a hen, with me standing there.  I didn't have my gun with me that time.  I have had it ever since, but of course, haven't seen it again.  Last night, I fed at about 6:00p and went back to lock up at 7:00.  The yote got a hen in between.  I looked into some "alternative" methods, but am afraid it would cause canine colateral damage..... if you know what I mean.......[/COLOR]

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[superchemicalgirl]

I gave some pullets to a friend of mine who has a great pyr outdoor watchdog and the tractor the birds were in was destroyed by a coyote overnight last week.

Hard to get good help these days.

 

[Wisher1000]

Feed the yote, shoot the dog.

 

[superchemicalgirl]

I was a bit disappointed that he chose that protection plan, but they aren't my birds anymore. He was the guy that gave me the goats, so he gets birds from me for free. He had gotten some white marans, polish and one of Wisher EE's. I kept the other 2 girls from you, Wisher. They were too pretty to give up.

 

[sourland]

Tonight I go to see the Princess in a play. She is playing the part of Ouizer in 'Steel Magnolias". It is the second time that she has played this part, and if you know the play/movie you will understand when I say that it is typecasting.

Do not tell her I said that.

Actually, y'all know that I have already told her so.

 

[Arielle]

Oh, trust me, if I had of had my gun at that moment, it would not be an issue right now. (It has occured to me that if I had shot it that day, I wouldn't be getting my fence finally put up, though......) It would have been a fairly easy shot, 30 yards, light target against a dark background, moving, but not too many trees, limbs, vines, leaves, etc. between us so tracking would have been smooth. I have no doubt I could have hit that yote with at least two shots, maybe three, before it got into the thick brush. I also know that I would not have hesitated, no matter how tenderhearted I am. I am sure, though, that I would have felt bad afterward, not regretted it, but been sad for the loss of life. That's just me.

I don't have a problem with hunting . . . . I just can't do the hunting. Even fishing and causing the death of a fish upsets me. We have not lost a chicken since putting up the low fencing. I did have an incident from the opposite side of the propery where there is little to no fencing. THe chickens are screaming, running for my house. I run thru the flock the best I can and reach the wood and stop. I carefully scan looking for a predator. When the coyote moved, then I could see him. HE was beautiful, the same color as the old fall leaves on the ground. Very pretty. I ran at him yealling like a banshee-- I make getting my lifestock difficult and miserable. The coyote don't mess with my gray mare-- she will eat them alive. period. Deterents work for my peace of mind.

 

[Arielle]

I gave some pullets to a friend of mine who has a great pyr outdoor watchdog and the tractor the birds were in was destroyed by a coyote overnight last week.

Hard to get good help these days.

I've had domestic dogs do that to my rabbit pens.

Not all guard dogs are made alike. SOme do a better job than others. My marema killed everything that was not a sheep. Even the skunk and the raccoons. I worried about neighborhood cats . . . .

 

[Cynthia12]

I've had domestic dogs do that to my rabbit pens.

Not all guard dogs are made alike. SOme do a better job than others. My marema killed everything that was not a sheep. Even the skunk and the raccoons. I worried about neighborhood cats . . . .

Ahh,,,I need a dog that will take care of the neighborhood cats!

 

[Cynthia12]

Happy Mother's day, have a great day moms...and dads..and well...everyone.