What are the best coyote deterrents?

[June2012]

So what you're saying is, anything useful to deter coyotes is either illegal or hated. I have very tall fencing that's made to keep deer from jumping over it (maybe 6.5 or 7 feet tall), and larger animals from just ripping through. Also, getting a rooster might help, because most tend to be territorial against predators, and at the least, warn the hens of danger. I hope this helped you. It sounds like it would be less hassle to move.

Tall fencing won't go well because of it'd be such a huge investment for such tiny birds AND my neighbors would go ballistic because it would block their river/city lights view. I mean I get the latter, but yea. No tall fence. Everyone only has about, at max, 6' fencing for the sides and not for the front or back where the view could be blocked.

CCI C-B

Sorry, no firearms.

Tractor Supply sometimes has Havaheart style coyote traps. Around here the cattle farmers sometimes swap around or maybe rent a donkey to keep down coyotes. I guess they kick them. Your neighbors would love that, I suppose. And then you gotta feed and fence the donkey.

I'm not in a jurisdiction that allows coyote trapping or relocation. :/ I also don't have the space for donkeys, but thank you!

KIND OF A LONG EXPLANATION BUT I WANTED TO GIVE YOU ALL THE DETAIL. When my first round of chicks were old enough to be put outside(we have terrible winters) initially we had bought a normal coop (or you could make a little house for them very easily they aren't picky) which I kept in my garage up until my husband told me it was time. So we first decided we wanted it off the ground so we made a stand for that then prob about a month before that I started checking social media and friends and family to see if anyone had any chain link fence they didn't want. And animal lovers offered it up so we did a chain link fence 8 ft high and in most spots overlapped it and lots of moving space around the coop so they could move around. Then in order to keep them from digging under. We dug around the coop and mixed it in with rocks and a 2x4. If they tried to dig under it. It would be extremely hard and take them forever and by then hopefully we would notice. And then we found some metal that worked amazing as a roof so it protected my chicks from bad weather and anything that thought they could climb up the fence was greeted with an extremely thick roof. So far this has been amazing. and for the record i animal loves are usually willing to help other animal lovers. Not to mention there is a shot gun on hand at all times. Good luck we have only lived in our home a little over a year. Last year I think we heard them once and barely. This year its almost nightly and sounds like they are surround us. So they must be really bad this year .

No tall fence or digging. Digging isn't possible some parts of the soil are soft, some parts are rocky, etc. We also have neighbors with low fences and no underground anything so I would guess that a coyote could just go to a neighbor's yard then to me.

 

[Elfer]

Sounds like moving away from those subdivision type codes and rules is about the only thing. I doubt they'd work, but you could consider some of the deer repellent ideas used for gardens. I used to have a motion activated thing that hooked to a hose that sprayed deer with water. It was refreshing when I forgot to turn it off in summer. It did run off deer, but didn't have much range and only scared them off after they'd jumped in and damaged the surrounding area. Then they damaged rickety fence getting out. Blood meal repeals deer but lures in racoons and everyone else.. They will eat through the bags to get it, so don't try that. Seems I've heard you can buy animal urine sprays, like bobcat and lion. Not sure what's above them on the food chain.

 

[RazorDuck]

How about making a tractor with hardware cloth fencing. 3 advantages to this method are 1) You can be out there to move the tractor everyday, so those coyotes won't be apt to attack them. 2) You don't have to let the chickens out each morning, giving them protection against the coyotes. 3) You can keep the tractor close to your house.

 

[June2012]

Sounds like moving away from those subdivision type codes and rules is about the only thing. I doubt they'd work, but you could consider some of the deer repellent ideas used for gardens. I used to have a motion activated thing that hooked to a hose that sprayed deer with water. It was refreshing when I forgot to turn it off in summer. It did run off deer, but didn't have much range and only scared them off after they'd jumped in and damaged the surrounding area. Then they damaged rickety fence getting out. Blood meal repeals deer but lures in racoons and everyone else.. They will eat through the bags to get it, so don't try that. Seems I've heard you can buy animal urine sprays, like bobcat and lion. Not sure what's above them on the food chain.

I will be moving away quite soon, maybe in a year, so we'll see then about keeping my poultry in tractors. Thank you for the suggestions!

How about making a tractor with hardware cloth fencing. 3 advantages to this method are 1) You can be out there to move the tractor everyday, so those coyotes won't be apt to attack them. 2) You don't have to let the chickens out each morning, giving them protection against the coyotes. 3) You can keep the tractor close to your house.

I would like to make a tractor using 1/4in hardware cloth, but even with a skirt, a coyote COULD push it over. It's just not worth the worry.

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I will be raising the quail on my deck which is off the ground and see if I can make it somewhat pasture like? We'll have to see. I'll make a post when it's all ready lol~