Well, A coyote finally got in my yard and killed my 3 remaining chickens :o Mongo kept them at bay for years and he must have been asleep inside by the fire cause Sunday afternoon the chickens were toast ! To his credit he did growl and bark from inside but it was too late. The coyote jumped the 6 foot fence and tried to come in from the top of the pen but couldn't get in so he dug under :( Oh well, they were getting old and I was buying chicken food and eggs ;D ;D Time to beef up the security and get a new flock of Hens :)
Here is the carnage, the bastard even took a dump inside to leave a mark ::)
(https://i.imgur.com/ELO1ZOcl.jpg)
No entry from the top
(https://i.imgur.com/b3PRKkAl.jpg)
The hole
(https://i.imgur.com/lRJWOTTl.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/NhxzD08l.jpg)
Carnage
(https://i.imgur.com/mlL6biIl.jpg)
Mongo needs to quit sleeping on the job ;D
Mongo has been going for the easier kills like lawn furniture pillows. 1/2 rations for Mongo until further notice. lol
A real bummer about all the chickens. I wish I liked eggs more or I would have restocked my flock after they all passed.
Dang! I get coyotes and bobcats quite often in my yard after my chickens. I have 1/2 galvanized wire all around my coop/run and a 2ft apron surrounding the coop. They gotta through rocks, the wire apron, then plastic landscape fabric to get to my girls. I have cameras on my coop and a pellet gun that shoots .22 sized pellets. I'm ready for them!!
: Pinoyfisher February 20, 2025, 12:32:17 pDang! I get coyotes and bobcats quite often in my yard after my chickens. I have 1/2 galvanized wire all around my coop/run and a 2ft apron surrounding the coop. They gotta through rocks, the wire apron, then plastic landscape fabric to get to my girls. I have cameras on my coop and a pellet gun that shoots .22 sized pellets. I'm ready for them!!
We use shotguns and 9mm's around here, gotta catch them in the act though ;)
: Tim524 February 20, 2025, 05:56:05 p: Pinoyfisher February 20, 2025, 12:32:17 pDang! I get coyotes and bobcats quite often in my yard after my chickens. I have 1/2 galvanized wire all around my coop/run and a 2ft apron surrounding the coop. They gotta through rocks, the wire apron, then plastic landscape fabric to get to my girls. I have cameras on my coop and a pellet gun that shoots .22 sized pellets. I'm ready for them!!
We use shotguns and 9mm's around here, gotta catch them in the act though ;)
Satisfying...they got a couple cats of ours a few years back. Being in suburbia I strongly considered bow hunting them in the streets at night...
Jeez I didn't realize this was a whole poultry owner forum! Koga you also tend to lay eggs don't you?
love my coyotes and my hawks and owls. Need more of them.. f@cking gophers, rabbits and ground squirrels are eating my plants, I got plants that would cover a mortgage payment.
: jrodda February 20, 2025, 07:18:15 p: Tim524 February 20, 2025, 05:56:05 p: Pinoyfisher February 20, 2025, 12:32:17 pDang! I get coyotes and bobcats quite often in my yard after my chickens. I have 1/2 galvanized wire all around my coop/run and a 2ft apron surrounding the coop. They gotta through rocks, the wire apron, then plastic landscape fabric to get to my girls. I have cameras on my coop and a pellet gun that shoots .22 sized pellets. I'm ready for them!!
We use shotguns and 9mm's around here, gotta catch them in the act though ;)
Satisfying...they got a couple cats of ours a few years back. Being in suburbia I strongly considered bow hunting them in the streets at night...
Jeez I didn't realize this was a whole poultry owner forum! Koga you also tend to lay eggs don't you?
Haha!! I live right across the street from 2 schools, an actual firearm is too loud and will draw the wrong attention to me.
: Pinoyfisher February 21, 2025, 08:51:44 p: jrodda February 20, 2025, 07:18:15 p: Tim524 February 20, 2025, 05:56:05 p: Pinoyfisher February 20, 2025, 12:32:17 pDang! I get coyotes and bobcats quite often in my yard after my chickens. I have 1/2 galvanized wire all around my coop/run and a 2ft apron surrounding the coop. They gotta through rocks, the wire apron, then plastic landscape fabric to get to my girls. I have cameras on my coop and a pellet gun that shoots .22 sized pellets. I'm ready for them!!
We use shotguns and 9mm's around here, gotta catch them in the act though ;)
Satisfying...they got a couple cats of ours a few years back. Being in suburbia I strongly considered bow hunting them in the streets at night...
Jeez I didn't realize this was a whole poultry owner forum! Koga you also tend to lay eggs don't you?
Haha!! I live right across the street from 2 schools, an actual firearm is too loud and will draw the wrong attention to me.
Just invite Timmy down and the wrong attention will be directed at him. ;D
;D ;D