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I've basically turned my coop into Fort knox, but I figured that my ladies would be safe enough running around the backyard during the day and full light. Apparently I was wrong. One of my girls got snatched by a coyote right in front of my face after it scaled 7 ft privacy fence. Is anybody else having problems with coyotes during the day or is it just me

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[–] decarabas42 1 points 1 year ago

We've had issues with coyotes during both the day and the night. They're mostly nighttime visitors, but my wife saw a coyote snag one of our hens and dissappear into the corn field in broad daylight last year. We've not had trouble with them since we put up a fence, though, so hearing about one scaling your fence is quite a bummer.