Coyote eradication methods sought

Smart Red

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Well, finally, after more than 6 years of raising chickens, I spotted a coyote female right in the mown back yard stalking my chickens.

If I hadn't been doing dishes I wouldn't have seen her nor heard the ruckus of frightened chicken warnings. For that I have HIM to thank. Normally we don't eat that late and the granddaughter would have been doing dishes had I not felt helpful.

Now, how do I get rid of this daytime threat to my girls?
 

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Keep your chickens caged. Coyotes and coy-wolves have been in our country and our cities for my entire life. Everybody that I have spoken to to kill them says the bounty is too low (some places $55.00/pelt) and as soon as they see YOU, they are gone. Hunters use nightscopes to nail them.
 

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They are used to free ranging. We were planning to fence the small orchard for them to roam and use 4-foot pig fencing. Perhaps with a dog sharing the area during the day?

A few too many chickens for a small chain link fence to do the job and a big job of chain link is too costly for me.
 

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NOT trying to sell you anything, but the easiest and fastest is to buy a chain link fence (or other) dog enclosure, 10 x 10' or 12 x 12'. You can buy today, put up today around their coop and then order bird netting for the top.
Here used ones are on CL all the time. Over the years I picked up some nice ones cheap. Red read predator section of sister site BYC, lots of infor there
 

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