Now that you have backyard chickens to beat the price of eggs, are you protecting them from coyote attacks?

 

Photo and headline:  Nite Guard

How do coyotes kill their prey? The most common kill style is a bite to the throat. Other signs you may be dealing with a coyote (assuming you actually find the body or remains) are wounds on the shoulders, flank, or hindquarters. 

The truth is, you may not find much evidence with a coyote kill. A coyote uses a quick bite, shake, and release kill method which rattles the internal organs and forces the animal to collapse (even if the neck hasn’t been broken). Coyotes then tend to carry their kill to a safe place before consuming it. Evidence has been found as far as a mile away from a suspected coyote kill site. 

Coyotes also leave little evidence because they tend to eat as much as they can fit in their mouths. They’ve even been known to consume pet collars in their feasting fury.

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