Comments on: Coyotes 3: Me 0 http://urbanhennery.com/2008/06/02/coyotes-3-me-0/ Tales of a country girl and her hens. Thu, 20 Nov 2008 08:56:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.3 By: Anne http://urbanhennery.com/2008/06/02/coyotes-3-me-0/#comment-1310 Anne Thu, 05 Jun 2008 00:31:51 +0000 http://urbanhennery.com/2008/06/02/coyotes-3-me-0/#comment-1310 I am so sorry to hear about your loss. I think it is almost an inevitable part of raising poultry. As a kid we lost quite a number of chickens, ducks, and even a turkey as we worked to fox-proof the coops and get better at catching the birds with wanderlust. (I have a sad little photo album with all my 4-H projects and pet poultry that got eaten.) I am so sorry to hear about your loss. I think it is almost an inevitable part of raising poultry. As a kid we lost quite a number of chickens, ducks, and even a turkey as we worked to fox-proof the coops and get better at catching the birds with wanderlust. (I have a sad little photo album with all my 4-H projects and pet poultry that got eaten.)

]]> By: Lauren http://urbanhennery.com/2008/06/02/coyotes-3-me-0/#comment-1302 Lauren Wed, 04 Jun 2008 01:26:53 +0000 http://urbanhennery.com/2008/06/02/coyotes-3-me-0/#comment-1302 I'm so sorry to hear about your chicks! One of my worst childhood memories is hearing one of my chickens get snatched. It was a sound straight out of a horror film. I'm a new reader and I've enjoyed looking at old posts. Great job! I’m so sorry to hear about your chicks! One of my worst childhood memories is hearing one of my chickens get snatched. It was a sound straight out of a horror film.

I’m a new reader and I’ve enjoyed looking at old posts. Great job!

]]> By: Anita http://urbanhennery.com/2008/06/02/coyotes-3-me-0/#comment-1301 Anita Tue, 03 Jun 2008 20:07:02 +0000 http://urbanhennery.com/2008/06/02/coyotes-3-me-0/#comment-1301 Oh, that's terribly sad news. I hope the other girls (and you guys) are doing OK. And, wow, 900 square feet is bigger than my house! I have a funny feeling they'll survive in such a 'small' space! :) Oh, that’s terribly sad news. I hope the other girls (and you guys) are doing OK.

And, wow, 900 square feet is bigger than my house! I have a funny feeling they’ll survive in such a ’small’ space! :)

]]> By: Wendy http://urbanhennery.com/2008/06/02/coyotes-3-me-0/#comment-1300 Wendy Tue, 03 Jun 2008 20:03:35 +0000 http://urbanhennery.com/2008/06/02/coyotes-3-me-0/#comment-1300 I'm so sorry. I learned the same lesson - only it was a raccoon, and she ended up with one of my hens and three of my pullets. It took me a while to figure out that the old coop was designed to keep the chickens in, but not to keep anything out. So, it had to be discarded and rebuilt. It was a really tough lesson. I’m so sorry. I learned the same lesson - only it was a raccoon, and she ended up with one of my hens and three of my pullets. It took me a while to figure out that the old coop was designed to keep the chickens in, but not to keep anything out. So, it had to be discarded and rebuilt. It was a really tough lesson.

]]> By: Renee http://urbanhennery.com/2008/06/02/coyotes-3-me-0/#comment-1299 Renee Tue, 03 Jun 2008 16:37:27 +0000 http://urbanhennery.com/2008/06/02/coyotes-3-me-0/#comment-1299 I am really sorry you lost some of your girls. And you are probably right to be extra cautious now that the coyotes know there are chickens hanging out there. My girls were bummed when I stopped letting them free-range, but I just bought them off with veggie scraps thrown in once a day for them to munch on. Hope your girls adjust quickly as well. I am really sorry you lost some of your girls. And you are probably right to be extra cautious now that the coyotes know there are chickens hanging out there.

My girls were bummed when I stopped letting them free-range, but I just bought them off with veggie scraps thrown in once a day for them to munch on. Hope your girls adjust quickly as well.

]]> By: Melinda http://urbanhennery.com/2008/06/02/coyotes-3-me-0/#comment-1298 Melinda Tue, 03 Jun 2008 16:12:21 +0000 http://urbanhennery.com/2008/06/02/coyotes-3-me-0/#comment-1298 As far as dad's concerns, while I've not had a place to keep chickens yet, I've seen bird netting work wonders. Just string it across the open sky from fence post to fence post, and it should keep out the hawks out. As far as dad’s concerns, while I’ve not had a place to keep chickens yet, I’ve seen bird netting work wonders. Just string it across the open sky from fence post to fence post, and it should keep out the hawks out.

]]> By: Melinda http://urbanhennery.com/2008/06/02/coyotes-3-me-0/#comment-1297 Melinda Tue, 03 Jun 2008 16:08:57 +0000 http://urbanhennery.com/2008/06/02/coyotes-3-me-0/#comment-1297 I'm so sorry, Laura! I hope it was quick and painless, and that the others are recovering - I'm sure they were quite stressed! I’m so sorry, Laura! I hope it was quick and painless, and that the others are recovering - I’m sure they were quite stressed!

]]> By: Denise http://urbanhennery.com/2008/06/02/coyotes-3-me-0/#comment-1296 Denise Tue, 03 Jun 2008 14:55:01 +0000 http://urbanhennery.com/2008/06/02/coyotes-3-me-0/#comment-1296 Oh, I'm so sorry! We lost so many chickens last year that I keep looking around nervously and counting the girls each night. We're here most of the day (and my BIL is banging around with his tools outside) and I've been hoping that will keep any coyotes away during the day. And FWIW, last year I saw a coyote in our yard sniffing around the coop in full daylight, and we lost our girls during daylight hours. Oh, I’m so sorry! We lost so many chickens last year that I keep looking around nervously and counting the girls each night. We’re here most of the day (and my BIL is banging around with his tools outside) and I’ve been hoping that will keep any coyotes away during the day. And FWIW, last year I saw a coyote in our yard sniffing around the coop in full daylight, and we lost our girls during daylight hours.

]]> By: El http://urbanhennery.com/2008/06/02/coyotes-3-me-0/#comment-1295 El Tue, 03 Jun 2008 13:49:04 +0000 http://urbanhennery.com/2008/06/02/coyotes-3-me-0/#comment-1295 I am so sorry Laura. It is a hard lesson, assuredly. We've reached the compromise with our own hens that I spring them from their yard for a few hours at dusk. They are always locked up safe in their coop at night though because raccoons and opossums can fit through that 8" square hole. It's just what needs to happen because...everyone loves chicken! Here's hoping the coyotes don't have a long memory. I am so sorry Laura. It is a hard lesson, assuredly. We’ve reached the compromise with our own hens that I spring them from their yard for a few hours at dusk. They are always locked up safe in their coop at night though because raccoons and opossums can fit through that 8″ square hole. It’s just what needs to happen because…everyone loves chicken!

Here’s hoping the coyotes don’t have a long memory.

]]> By: farm mom http://urbanhennery.com/2008/06/02/coyotes-3-me-0/#comment-1294 farm mom Tue, 03 Jun 2008 13:37:17 +0000 http://urbanhennery.com/2008/06/02/coyotes-3-me-0/#comment-1294 Aw man! So sorry about your birds! We have to do the same thing here. The birds are always locked in their run when we're not here and only free range when we're home. We have all kinds of chicken predators here. I hope this is the end of the losses for you. Aw man! So sorry about your birds! We have to do the same thing here. The birds are always locked in their run when we’re not here and only free range when we’re home. We have all kinds of chicken predators here. I hope this is the end of the losses for you.

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