Contact your local Animal Damage Control unit of the USDA. usually they
have an office in the state ag department. They will trap coyotes.
LGDs and LLamas are great, but to get rid of the problem you cannot beat
a trap. You will probably find dogs running with the coyotes also. If
you can see a coyote you ahve a chance to shoot it, but a trap works
24/7, and gives you a better shot!! If it is a dog, either shoot,
shovel, and shut up or gut shoot it with a 22 and let it go home to die.
Sounds cruel, but I am protecting my Family...
Cecil in OKla
Pantalone, John A (GE Infra, Energy) wrote:
I have lost several sheep to coyotes and bobcats. I recently purchased
a donkey. I havent lost any yet, but it has only been 6 months. All my
neighbors are goat owners and have LGDs with lots of success.
I wanted something I didn't have to feed if I was out of town, so I went
with the Donkey. Time will tell.
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Date: Wed, 10 Sep 2008 11:19:25 -0500
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Subject: [Blackbelly] Coyotes
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We are primarily blueberry farmers, but started with American
Blackbellies about two years ago and have two small flocks of about a
dozen animals each.
Coyotes have been stealing my neighbor's chickens one by one. A couple
of weeks ago we found a dead ewe with her rear eaten out. We are
regularly seeing and hearing the coyotes now and a neighbor saw a couple
of pups a few days ago. The word around here is that the fox hunting
club brought in some coyotes to hunt and they are now running all over
the county; we had not seen or heard of any until this year.
I have 4 foot field fencing around all five of my small sheep pastures,
each about one+ acres. I understand that a coyote can sail over a four
foot fence, but I have not yet seen one in any of the pastures.
I have read that donkeys, llamas, and Great Pyrenees dogs are good at
protecting the sheep.
What are your experiences with any of these?
Is an adult ram a good protector? I have a young ram (about 10 months)
in with the flock where the ewe was killed and adult ram with the other
flock.
Your advice in dealing with coyotes and guardian animals or other
protection methods will be most apprciated.
Eat more blueberries!
Jerry
Windmill Farms LLC
Picayune, Mississippi
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