The wild animals are learning that your homeplace is a new source of food. I'm afraid that you will have to pen them up and stop the free ranging. It is probably the only way to protect them
You are absolutely correct. I know of a certainty that coyotes, foxes, hawks, raccoons, stray dogs, and other woods animals will destroy chickens and other farm animals.
Absolutely agree. Once they find a food source, your only chance to save your chickens is to pen them until you remove the threat. Otherwise, you will lose all your birds.
Not sure of your state's night hunting regs, pertaining to livestock protection, but maybe it's time to consider thermal scope for your rifle. Maybe a raised platform placed in a high traffic areas.
You were a Warrior Sue ,I'm sure you went out fighting RIP❤. It's too bad they found you. Usually they do this when there are Babies to feed. These could be last years born sent out to find food for their new families. Time to tighten up till you've either captured or killed 💥. JO JO IN VT 💞
Hey, Dutch. We're from Oklahoma, about 40 mins south of you. I've never done any 'homesteading,'' but my wife has. She says the "two dark spots" look like they could be turkey vultures. When something's been killed, or there's "a smell of death" in an area, they'll stalk that area looking for whatever's dead. You just lost half your flock and that's what they're probably smelling --- One way she dealt with them was to take her (laundry dryer) lint, because it smells like humans, and embed it slightly (still exposed to the air) all around the areas you want to protect. It will work on most predators, unless the bob cat is too large-- then you might be successful with strung wind chymes of some sort-- something that will make noise upon movement --- The best deterrent, though, is a large dog (she says a Great Pyrenees is one of the best breeds) to stay outside and guard your stuff Pray'in for you
Great Pyrenees dogs around here in NC tend to roam. People cannot keep them on their property. They are also food aggressive people are saying. There is one they keeps being brought back to the shelter. Sad.
If you are going to get LGD, get at least two. A second dog can and will watch the other dog's back. If at all possible, get puppies so that they can grow up together. They will defend each other to the death.
Sorry for your loss Dutch , maybe its time to consider a fenced in run for them , covered so flying preditors cant get them , they can still be "free range" just safer in a fenced covered coop .have you considered an invisible fence to keep the dogs in your property ? its like an electric fence , the dogs wear a collar and they get a slight zap if they try to pass the barrier . its more feasable than fencing the whole 40 acres , you can do just around the house and animal area with the invisible fence . more cost effective too . just a thought
Hi, this is my first post on your channel. We homestead too. We live out in the middle of nowhere. We have raised chickens for years. There’s power in numbers and we also usually have 1 rooster for every 3 or 4 hens. They are very protective . Also remember that this is spring and there are a lot of predators that have young ones to feed.
I think the difference this year vs last year is you used to cut your grass so animals felt exposed if they came to attack. Now that you spend all the time at your other property and don’t maintain your homestead the way you used to, the predators can sneak up on your chickens and peacocks.
Sorry about Sue. I know that was a big loss for ya'll. I've read wolf urine will keep bobcats away. Might not hurt to buy some and sprinkle it around your property.
Hope is growing up and getting so accomplished at doing the chores. Too cool, hanging with dad learning the tracking hunting and soon trapping. So great for your family.
I'm a member of a group that follows mountain lions and bobcats, and they share advice about what to do to protect your small animals and livestock like chickens and goats. What a lot of the members do for their chickens is build huge pens that include an indoor section for the birds to roost and sleep and lay (a little like your coop now, but just for the indoor part), and then they have a huge pen that is screened in on the sides and overhead that the cats can't get through. The screen is made of some pretty solid wire that the big cats can't just shred with a swipe of their paws. The base has to be right on the ground (no gaps even big enough for a chicken to stick its head through), and is reinforced by either wood planks or metal poles, to add weight to the enclosure and allow you to anchor it to the ground. One of the members had a setup with a pen that looked similar to a chicken tractor (he told me what it was, but I've forgotten), and it was thoroughly enclosed as noted above. He got pics on a trail cam showing a bob trying to get in the pen, attempting to find access for several minutes before finally giving up. I think something like that would be the way to go for you, and only allow the birds to free range when one of you can be outside with them for a while. It's likely that the bob in your pics is either a cub or a young adult. If it's a female adult, it could be hunting your homestead because there are cubs to feed.
@@angelpony1657 I'm sure they will, if they haven't already. They try to read as many comments as possible. Keep in mind that I'm sharing from what someone else shared on a Facebook page, so it's not really something I can take credit for.
Thank you so much! I am so sorry about the loss of your animals! I do not know what is to be done to get rid of the predators. I appreciate you taking me along. God bless you! Love to all!
That is horrible. I know the feeling. That happened to me years ago and when we had a bobcat and a coyote taking turns on my chickens. I was so heartbroken. Now they are fenced in and at night locked up tight. 😢
I see Hope with a long and productive and enjoyable future inenviromntal activities. She doesn' avoid any challenge to learn. She is aware of her environment and aware how to protect it. We need to support these younger generations by providing them with the tools to follow what is necessary to provide a safe environment for future generations.
Hello Sean & Hopie 👋 So sorry for the loss of your chickens!😢 What about a chicken tractor for your chickens for awhile, Would that work? Awe Lily love your toes! You look like my little yorkie❤ Take care & be safe!! see you next time. God Bless to you & your family!💙😊🙏
5-4@ 6:40 pm. Mr Dutch pen your little chickens up. We live in the city but near the foothills with an easement that runs along the back of our lot. My husband has been trapping gophers and a bobcat came and took the gopher and the trap which we have never found. We are the only ones who don’t have a dog so the bobcats come into the yard
Oh my !! so sorry Dutch & family. (Fox will take a chicken pretty efficiently. And they will come around in daylight if the opportunity presents itself.) Whatever it is, will likely be coming back around. Time to tighten up. Girls included!! Stay safe
Until the predator(s) are effectively dealt with... The kids Shouldn’t go out alone but Together...And going further from the house, or closer to wooded areas, like the pond for example-they should have you or Brandi with them. Too-Carrying protection is a Must-you Never Know when Or where you’ll run across a wild, predatory animal. Please Be-Safe. 😇 🙏🏻
Sorry to hear about your flock. We have had a cougar, foxes and a dog, attack out flock over the years. We tried using our scent all over our property. Hair clippings, shredded bar soap, as well as dryer sheets. They work but it is a constant need to replace it. We ended up getting a Jenny. We never had her penned. She had the whole property to roam. She hardly left the areas where the other animals were. She would follow the chickens and would sorta move them back closer to the rest of the animals. One evening we heard some noise that sent us all running out armed to see what was going on. It was a bobcat. That Jenny apparently had kicked her and she ran up a tree and the Jenny was circling the tree where the bobcat went for refuge. Bobcat was taken care of. My husband grew up on a farm his family always had 2 or 3 donkeys for protection. He said they each had a specific group or groups of animals to protect. He said the Jenny was the furious one of the bunch. Do you want to know which of the attacks that took our the most of our flock? And it happened I'm broad daylight. The neighbors lab took out 25 chickens in a matter of 30 mins. Apparently the neighbor would feed him chickens as a treat. Bad choice. My grandpa always had a pack of 4 or 5 dogs he trained to protect all the animals. What works for me may not work for you. The black spots look like some sort of vulture. They smell death from miles away.
Mud and a horse’s hooves Don’t make for good company... Given time, without consistent, daily hoof care... Any equine Will develop hoof problems, like-Founder, Thrush, Possibly White Line-to name only a very few, which can worsen without proper care once noticed-ASAP.... Horses Can develop other health issues and problems as well-in a continually too wet atmosphere... It’s Always Best-to groom them and pick out their hooves once a day... Too...Horses ARE Prey Animals... With marauding Predators around your place-I’d Keep A Close Eye On your mini’s... A bobcat Can take down a mini Or horse-by itself... And a coyote pack-well... Bears can be Worse-especially coming out of hibernation, looking for a mate... Now these predatory animals have discovered Your place as a Food Source...They’ll be back. Protect-Your Animals... But Mist Of All- Protect Yourselves. Take-Care. ⚪️ 😕 🙏🏻
So sorry for your loss!!! I helped raise 4000 pheasants back in the 1990's and we built flyways with telephone poles, netting and square wire fencing around the bottom 2 ft. and bent out 2 ft and buried around the perimeter of the whole pen. Planted corn for cover...might be a option for all your birds safety.
Sorry for the loss of Sue and your hens, hope you can catch and eliminate the problem. Just want to tell Hope that I love her hair, she is so darn cute.
Cog Hill Farm uses an electric fencing that looks fairly easy to move around and rearrange on their farm . Maybe it would work to allow you to free range your chickens and protect them from predators. Good luck. Sorry for your loss of chickens.
Some 50 years ago the farmers had a problem with a bobcat killing off the small livestock at the farms. It was bad, the farmers were worried for their young kids because the cats and dogs were disappearing as well. There was a bounty out on the bobcat. My father was among the hunters. He was given permission to keep the bobcats hide as a trophy.
Sorry you lost Sue! Maybe the bobcat is new to the area. Am surprised that you lost so many of your flock at one time. Best wishes from northern Illinois.
You might need to get some geese. They are more watchful and are big alarm systems for the chickens. When my sister moved to the woods the first thing she lost was her cats. She said it was a fox.
If you have internet/modem set up consider some Bing type of cameras that will alert you (day or night) if something passes within range. That way, with an alert you can see what's out there and respond appropriately in a timely fashion.
Dutch you might need to fence in a couple of acres to help keep your animals a little safer. Qe have several packs of cayotes that cross my 17 acres and my goats, pigs, chickens, and guinea fowl have been fairly safe with our 3 dogs patroling the fenced in acreas at night. A 11 montj old great Perenese, 10 month old Catahoula, and a 5 month old great Perenese mix. They do a good job and are very much still learning their job but when the cayotes are out and whooping and hollering they run up to the fence line and let them know not to mess with their animals.
Sorry about the loss of your flock! 😔 I can speak from experience that a bobcat will take out a flock of chicken's without leaving a trace. I will tell you that our local farmers here has said that there's a increase in amount of attacks on live stock. The farmers here think it's because we've been in a drought for almost two years and most of the animals like coyotes, bobcats and other predators coming closer to homes to get a quick easy meals. Good luck getting your predator issues under control. Much Love from our family to your family 💞
Oh ,I don't always get to comment because I watch on my TV on my Roku on TH-cam,,anyway I would like to say your creek property is Beautiful a real blessing 🙌 ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Sorry 😞 to hear about Bobby & all the other chicken 🐔 lost to a bobcat 😢 Bet she has cubs somewhere close on your property so your losses will unfortunately continue 😢 until the food source runs out & she moves on to other hunting grounds. Guard the remainder of your flock & Peacocks 🦚
So sorry Mr. Dutch that your rooster and other childrens are gone. My heart and prayers go out to you. Electric fencing and keeping them in is all I can think of. Brandon from Eddy Farm just put in electric fencing. Ms Hope you are becoming quite the young lady. God bless and keep you all.
Sorry to hear about the chickens. The fact that you were in a drought and now have had more abundant rain might be why you see more activity, but also the pond is holding water now too.
You CAN call in a bobcat with an electronic call (to take it out with a gun), but they do not just come charging in like a 'yote does. They'll sit at the edges of cover and just watch. So you'll have to be still and quiet as you wait to ambush. In addition to the electronic call, having a decoy (animated) helps. Cats love motion with the sounds of prey.
put a cage that's cat, pig, or coyote proof, and put a hen in it. Set as heavy of traps as you can all around it. Boil the traps to get oils and human scent off of them. Then handle only with gloves after this/ touch yourself or anything that could have human scent on it, change gloves. Put traps in plastic bag to transport them to trapping area. use gloves until you have them sett.
Sorry for the multiple posts, lol, just watching this and I won’t be able to remember all my thoughts. Looks like Chief and Eddy need some pasture grazing!
Turn on your Closed Captioning Dutch! Sorry about your rooster! You better get ahold of a predator control trapper! Contact your state DNR! They’ll know someone to put you in touch with that can eliminate the predators! Also that female bobcat may have baby bobcats… more predators! Coyotes too will have pups! More predators to deal with! Nip it in the bud now
WOW....After ALL that LOSS I'd probably reconsider the free range thing. I mean the predators seem to be off the chain You might want to get a few donkeys too , they seem to be very good at helping getting rid of the predator issue. Maybe a chicken coop is a great idea!!!
also bigger dogs , shephards are great for protecting the land , but LGD are even better , they have zero fear of anything they will protect everything .
So sorry you're starting to have alot of predator problems and you're having a large number of your chickens missing. Sure hope and pray you can get the problem solved soon. Please keep yourselves protected too!
Hi Dutch sorry to hear about your life stock coming up missing. I use a large live trap with chicken gizzards and livers inside. Pinup the chickens and put the live trap close to the horse trailer
Hi Dutch, talk to Brandon at Eddy Family Farm. 😢 He had something attack his chickens. Leighton his oldest has learned how to set traps on their property. The homesteader that went over to teach Leighton and Brandon how to set traps and what this young man uses for bate and he does more than sprinkle it around. I also think that the animal smells Carried by the wind is attracting predators, along with the animal noises. Plus the fact that you are not outside now, as much as you had been the first year and a half. Just some food for thought from your Michigander.
Bobby said he may eat others but won’t eat me 😮 I bet he was screaming! Maybe get some Guinea fowls they will yells and notify you for sure. Good luck, so sorry about the trouble. Prayers ❤️🙏🏼🫶🏻
Hey there, Dutch, I love seeing you spend time with your girls!!! ❤️ Hope is Daddy’s girl right!? ☺️ Hopey, can you slow your camera movements and enunciate your words so we can hang out with you better? I love that you are so adventurous but my old eyes can’t follow you that well and I’d live to 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
Hey Hope your getting to be a pretty good camera lady. Your growing up fast and love your big smile your always good at giving Dad a hand and helping out. Dutch I love how nice your property is developing . I hope you get those wild unwanted critters. Love your videos and way of life. 👍👍❤️❤️🇨🇦
Shawn, I've watched your channel now for about 3 yrs and I'm sure I know the answer to this statement I'm about to make but I sure hope them girls target practice. I wish you the best in all the predator activity you've got going on.
It's spring and the wild animals are producing young and need easy prey. Chickens are very easy prey. Set some trail cameras around and see what shows up. Hope you catch your predator. 💖💖💖
I think bobcats may be easier to catch since they can be caught in cage traps and barely covered traps with tons of guiding. You do have to use a hanging attraction above the set to really help get them in. Old CD, feather, etc, whatever is legal in your state. That cubby set you made that caught the dog is a type of set used for bobcats. You need to pattern the bobcat with the cameras, so you can set right on it's most used pathways.
I am sorry you have lost chickens and the peacock. Amazing how fast the bobcats and coyotes can get small animals. I wonder how high the coyotes and bobcats can jump.
Hey Dutch, First i am not a homesteader so i dont know anything about anything. I have watched a few of your videos including this one. As someone who doesnt know anything about homesteading the first thing that popped into my head and something i would try to do is 1. pin up the free range animals at night .... at least for the time being. 2. I would try to setup an electric fence between the homestead and the woods. I fence strong enough to give a really good zap to anything that tried to get by it. This is something i would hook up at night and unhook up first thing in the morning. I dont know if this i possible or even if this would work. All i know is that this is what i would try to do myself if i was in your situation. Just thinking that after a few good zaps whatever was trying to get in would learn that getting in is not the best thing to do and move on somewhere else for easier prey. One more thing i would do if i was you would be to setup some motion sensor lights. Predators like to use the darkness to get their prey and lighting their surroundings will ruin the efforts.
Unfortunately, bobcats are pretty tough to catch. Most are either shot in a tree or caught in snares. The black blobs by the pen looks like hogs, sitting on their haunches, could be wrong, I am old...lol 😂😅 Goodluck with the predator, Sue will be missed. .
Good luck in catching the predators. It’s not even safe for the girls to be outside to play by themselves. God bless the family good luck with keeping the little animals safe.
You might need to set out a cage type trap and bate with chicken meat. Also could check with your local game Warden to find out how you can catch the bobcat and you could check with Oklahoma State University some universities has groups that will trap wild animals.
I didn't realise peacocks cud fly. Learn something new everyday. So sorry for your loss of your chickens. Maybe invest in an overhead enclosed pen that way all sides and above are covered and protecting your livestock.
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We had 19 hens and 2 roosters. We’re down to 14 hens and 1 rooster 😢
Just awful! I'm so sad for ya'll 😢
Put camera up around the animals and connect to your fones when not at home
☹ I'm going to miss Sue. I'm so sorry that you lost so many, but especially that you lost him.
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The wild animals are learning that your homeplace is a new source of food. I'm afraid that you will have to pen them up and stop the free ranging. It is probably the only way to protect them
You are absolutely correct. I know of a certainty that coyotes, foxes, hawks, raccoons, stray dogs, and other woods animals will destroy chickens and other farm animals.
Absolutely agree. Once they find a food source, your only chance to save your chickens is to pen them until you remove the threat. Otherwise, you will lose all your birds.
Not sure of your state's night hunting regs, pertaining to livestock protection, but maybe it's time to consider thermal scope for your rifle. Maybe a raised platform placed in a high traffic areas.
Chicken flock complacency? Probley have to roost in a "henhouse" now.
You were a Warrior Sue ,I'm sure you went out fighting RIP❤.
It's too bad they found you. Usually they do this when there are Babies to feed.
These could be last years born sent out to find food for their new families.
Time to tighten up till you've either captured or killed 💥.
JO JO IN VT 💞
Hey, Dutch. We're from Oklahoma, about 40 mins south of you. I've never done any 'homesteading,'' but my wife has. She says the "two dark spots" look like they could be turkey vultures. When something's been killed, or there's "a smell of death" in an area, they'll stalk that area looking for whatever's dead. You just lost half your flock and that's what they're probably smelling
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One way she dealt with them was to take her (laundry dryer) lint, because it smells like humans, and embed it slightly (still exposed to the air) all around the areas you want to protect. It will work on most predators, unless the bob cat is too large-- then you might be successful with strung wind chymes of some sort-- something that will make noise upon movement
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The best deterrent, though, is a large dog (she says a Great Pyrenees is one of the best breeds) to stay outside and guard your stuff
Pray'in for you
Great Pyrenees dogs around here in NC tend to roam. People cannot keep them on their property. They are also food aggressive people are saying. There is one they keeps being brought back to the shelter. Sad.
If you are going to get LGD, get at least two. A second dog can and will watch the other dog's back. If at all possible, get puppies so that they can grow up together. They will defend each other to the death.
I've heard people use their hair to discourage predators. When you cut your hair, save your hair.
Sorry for your loss Dutch , maybe its time to consider a fenced in run for them , covered so flying preditors cant get them , they can still be "free range" just safer in a fenced covered coop .have you considered an invisible fence to keep the dogs in your property ? its like an electric fence , the dogs wear a collar and they get a slight zap if they try to pass the barrier . its more feasable than fencing the whole 40 acres , you can do just around the house and animal area with the invisible fence . more cost effective too . just a thought
Just ask Lester about the invisible dog fence he has now too 😊 with the collars on the bigger dogs. 😊
Hi, this is my first post on your channel. We homestead too. We live out in the middle of nowhere. We have raised chickens for years. There’s power in numbers and we also usually have 1 rooster for every 3 or 4 hens. They are very protective . Also remember that this is spring and there are a lot of predators that have young ones to feed.
Sue was the boss and ran off two others or killed one.
You need a magneto Jr. From Ralph doss.
They are barred rock or Americana crossed with amcemani. They are half dark and light.
I think the difference this year vs last year is you used to cut your grass so animals felt exposed if they came to attack. Now that you spend all the time at your other property and don’t maintain your homestead the way you used to, the predators can sneak up on your chickens and peacocks.
Sorry about Sue. I know that was a big loss for ya'll. I've read wolf urine will keep bobcats away. Might not hurt to buy some and sprinkle it around your property.
Hope is growing up and getting so accomplished at doing the chores. Too cool, hanging with dad learning the tracking hunting and soon trapping. So great for your family.
You may have to start keeping them in the coop till you can figure it all out!
I'm a member of a group that follows mountain lions and bobcats, and they share advice about what to do to protect your small animals and livestock like chickens and goats. What a lot of the members do for their chickens is build huge pens that include an indoor section for the birds to roost and sleep and lay (a little like your coop now, but just for the indoor part), and then they have a huge pen that is screened in on the sides and overhead that the cats can't get through. The screen is made of some pretty solid wire that the big cats can't just shred with a swipe of their paws. The base has to be right on the ground (no gaps even big enough for a chicken to stick its head through), and is reinforced by either wood planks or metal poles, to add weight to the enclosure and allow you to anchor it to the ground. One of the members had a setup with a pen that looked similar to a chicken tractor (he told me what it was, but I've forgotten), and it was thoroughly enclosed as noted above. He got pics on a trail cam showing a bob trying to get in the pen, attempting to find access for several minutes before finally giving up. I think something like that would be the way to go for you, and only allow the birds to free range when one of you can be outside with them for a while.
It's likely that the bob in your pics is either a cub or a young adult. If it's a female adult, it could be hunting your homestead because there are cubs to feed.
VERY Good Advice!!!
I hope Dutch and Brandi see it-
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@@angelpony1657 I'm sure they will, if they haven't already. They try to read as many comments as possible. Keep in mind that I'm sharing from what someone else shared on a Facebook page, so it's not really something I can take credit for.
Hope is so like her Daddy always smiling n sweet as ever😊
Hopie is becoming quite the young lady with her new cute hair style! 🇺🇸❤️🇺🇸
Good evening from Syracuse NY everyone thank you for sharing your adventures and your farm
Wow! I'm Sorry about Sue!! The Predator problem is definitely getting complicated!! Good Luck and God Bless You and Your Family!! ❤🌻
Cog Hill Farms uses solar fences around their chicken area. The fences are white and moveable. Check them out. The company they use help as well!
Thank you so much! I am so sorry about the loss of your animals! I do not know what is to be done to get rid of the predators. I appreciate you taking me along. God bless you! Love to all!
That is horrible. I know the feeling. That happened to me years ago and when we had a bobcat and a coyote taking turns on my chickens. I was so heartbroken. Now they are fenced in and at night locked up tight. 😢
Sending g prayers for your family and livestock 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽
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I am so sorry about the animals you loss.
Thanks for sharing your journey with us. 💙💕💕💕💕
It sounds like the animals are watching your place. That bobcat may have kittens. Stay safe. God Bless and I love y'all 💕💕💕
So sorry about the chickens. That is so sad. Love the chickens.
Pearl sat and sat up a bit. So sweet.
She is so smart and such a sweetheart ❤
Pearl is a Character, lol!!!
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I see Hope with a long and productive and enjoyable future inenviromntal activities. She doesn' avoid any challenge to learn. She is aware of her environment and aware how to protect it. We need to support these younger generations by providing them with the tools to follow what is necessary to provide a safe environment for future generations.
Hello Sean & Hopie 👋 So sorry for the loss of your chickens!😢 What about a chicken tractor for your chickens for awhile, Would that work? Awe Lily love your toes! You look like my little yorkie❤ Take care & be safe!! see you next time. God Bless to you & your family!💙😊🙏
Hey Dutch wanted to say sorry about what happened bro, thanks for sharing see you on the next one.
Talk to grow jack that young man is amazing at trapping. Good luck hope you get them. God bless you and your family .
Good luck! 💖💝💘❤💖💝💘❤watching your videos, thank you and have a great night!
5-4@ 6:40 pm. Mr Dutch pen your little chickens up. We live in the city but near the foothills with an easement that runs along the back of our lot. My husband has been trapping gophers and a bobcat came and took the gopher and the trap which we have never found. We are the only ones who don’t have a dog so the bobcats come into the yard
Oh my !! so sorry Dutch & family. (Fox will take a chicken pretty efficiently. And they will come around in daylight if the opportunity presents itself.) Whatever it is, will likely be coming back around. Time to tighten up. Girls included!! Stay safe
Until the predator(s) are effectively dealt with...
The kids Shouldn’t go out alone but Together...And going further from the house, or closer to wooded areas, like the pond for example-they should have you or Brandi with them.
Too-Carrying protection is a Must-you Never Know when Or where you’ll run across a wild, predatory animal.
Please Be-Safe.
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Hi Dutch Sorry for your loss. Might have to build a free range pen. Or get lucky and get rid of the predator. Stay safe. God bless and love yall ❤❤
Free range pen sounds good to me too.😮
Those look like vultures-buzzards
Sorry to hear about your flock.
We have had a cougar, foxes and a dog, attack out flock over the years. We tried using our scent all over our property. Hair clippings, shredded bar soap, as well as dryer sheets. They work but it is a constant need to replace it. We ended up getting a Jenny. We never had her penned. She had the whole property to roam. She hardly left the areas where the other animals were. She would follow the chickens and would sorta move them back closer to the rest of the animals. One evening we heard some noise that sent us all running out armed to see what was going on. It was a bobcat. That Jenny apparently had kicked her and she ran up a tree and the Jenny was circling the tree where the bobcat went for refuge. Bobcat was taken care of.
My husband grew up on a farm his family always had 2 or 3 donkeys for protection. He said they each had a specific group or groups of animals to protect. He said the Jenny was the furious one of the bunch.
Do you want to know which of the attacks that took our the most of our flock? And it happened I'm broad daylight. The neighbors lab took out 25 chickens in a matter of 30 mins. Apparently the neighbor would feed him chickens as a treat. Bad choice.
My grandpa always had a pack of 4 or 5 dogs he trained to protect all the animals.
What works for me may not work for you.
The black spots look like some sort of vulture. They smell death from miles away.
If horses stand in wet mud it can cause problems with their get . I know you care for your animals please keep watch on them
Mud and a horse’s hooves Don’t make for good company...
Given time, without consistent, daily hoof care...
Any equine Will develop hoof problems, like-Founder, Thrush, Possibly White Line-to name only a very few, which can worsen without proper care once noticed-ASAP....
Horses Can develop other health issues and problems as well-in a continually too wet atmosphere...
It’s Always Best-to groom them and pick out their hooves once a day...
Too...Horses ARE Prey Animals...
With marauding Predators around your place-I’d Keep A Close Eye On your mini’s...
A bobcat Can take down a mini Or horse-by itself...
And a coyote pack-well...
Bears can be Worse-especially coming out of hibernation, looking for a mate...
Now these predatory animals have discovered Your place as a Food Source...They’ll be back.
Protect-Your Animals...
But Mist Of All-
Protect Yourselves.
Take-Care.
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Won't be much getin with a stud and a gelden.
I think you should mention his playing around at the other property a few more times lol
So sorry for your loss!!! I helped raise 4000 pheasants back in the 1990's and we built flyways with telephone poles, netting and square wire fencing around the bottom 2 ft. and bent out 2 ft and buried around the perimeter of the whole pen. Planted corn for cover...might be a option for all your birds safety.
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I hope Dutch and Brandi see this!!!!
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The Eddy family lost a lot of chickens to bobcat ,his oldest son is traping them ,you might call him !
Sorry for the loss of Sue and your hens, hope you can catch and eliminate the problem. Just want to tell Hope that I love her hair, she is so darn cute.
So sorry this is happening to your animals! I know it’s nature but it’s so upsetting! Hope you can find the predators and fix the problem! 😢
What a good girl she is a good helper ! She is learning from her dad. When you leave put a radio on so they think your there !
Cog Hill Farm uses an electric
fencing that looks fairly easy to move around and rearrange on
their farm . Maybe it would work to
allow you to free range your chickens and protect them from
predators. Good luck. Sorry for your
loss of chickens.
Bobcats can jump very high and right over the fence, unless area is covered with fencing too.
Some 50 years ago the farmers had a problem with a bobcat killing off the small livestock at the farms. It was bad, the farmers were worried for their young kids because the cats and dogs were disappearing as well. There was a bounty out on the bobcat. My father was among the hunters. He was given permission to keep the bobcats hide as a trophy.
Hope you get the predators before they get any more of your chickens. Be careful with Lillie, Gabby and Gracie. GOD BLESS Y'ALL.
Sorry you lost Sue! Maybe the bobcat is new to the area. Am surprised that you lost so many of your flock at one time. Best wishes from northern Illinois.
Thank you Caroline. Me too…..I’m still in disbelief about it all ❤Mrs Dutch
You might need to get some geese. They are more watchful and are big alarm systems for the chickens. When my sister moved to the woods the first thing she lost was her cats. She said it was a fox.
I hope you can figure outwhat it was and get rid of it. You have an awesome helper there. ❤
Oh Noooo! I’m So sorry To hear about this Dutch..😢
If you have internet/modem set up consider some Bing type of cameras that will alert you (day or night) if something passes within range. That way, with an alert you can see what's out there and respond appropriately in a timely fashion.
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And (psssst, my husband makes it a habit of “marking” his territory all around our livestock. I’m convinced it helps.
That’s just something all us men do without any reason. It’s just something we do.
@@mwatkins2464 but it still lets others know there is a male marking territory.
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I’ll miss Sue. He was so pretty. I’m so sorry for the loss of all the hens too. Be careful out there.
Hope your keeping the dogs in too. Hate to see you loose them too.
Dutch you might need to fence in a couple of acres to help keep your animals a little safer. Qe have several packs of cayotes that cross my 17 acres and my goats, pigs, chickens, and guinea fowl have been fairly safe with our 3 dogs patroling the fenced in acreas at night. A 11 montj old great Perenese, 10 month old Catahoula, and a 5 month old great Perenese mix. They do a good job and are very much still learning their job but when the cayotes are out and whooping and hollering they run up to the fence line and let them know not to mess with their animals.
You got a lot of thinking to do. Maybe no more free range for a while. Or electric fence. Good luck✌️🇺🇸❤️
Great video !! Hope is one smart young lady !! Keep her moving !!!
Sorry about the loss of your flock! 😔 I can speak from experience that a bobcat will take out a flock of chicken's without leaving a trace. I will tell you that our local farmers here has said that there's a increase in amount of attacks on live stock. The farmers here think it's because we've been in a drought for almost two years and most of the animals like coyotes, bobcats and other predators coming closer to homes to get a quick easy meals. Good luck getting your predator issues under control. Much Love from our family to your family 💞
Oh ,I don't always get to comment because I watch on my TV on my Roku on TH-cam,,anyway I would like to say your creek property is Beautiful a real blessing 🙌 ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Make sure you mow as much as you can. The predators feel more safe moving in the taller grass.
So sorry y’all lost those chickens. The predators have found a new source of food - hope y’all figure out a way to protect your chickens.
Sorry 😞 to hear about Bobby & all the other chicken 🐔 lost to a bobcat 😢 Bet she has cubs somewhere close on your property so your losses will unfortunately continue 😢 until the food source runs out & she moves on to other hunting grounds. Guard the remainder of your flock & Peacocks 🦚
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So sorry Mr. Dutch that your rooster and other childrens are gone. My heart and prayers go out to you.
Electric fencing and keeping them in is all I can think of. Brandon from Eddy Farm just put in electric fencing.
Ms Hope you are becoming quite the young lady.
God bless and keep you all.
I would think that the Bobcat has young ones and is feeding them. That is why she is taking so many at one time. She's not just looking after herself.
Sorry to hear about the chickens. The fact that you were in a drought and now have had more abundant rain might be why you see more activity, but also the pond is holding water now too.
When do you think you'll be making a barn for your animals?
You CAN call in a bobcat with an electronic call (to take it out with a gun), but they do not just come charging in like a 'yote does. They'll sit at the edges of cover and just watch. So you'll have to be still and quiet as you wait to ambush. In addition to the electronic call, having a decoy (animated) helps. Cats love motion with the sounds of prey.
put a cage that's cat, pig, or coyote proof, and put a hen in it. Set as heavy of traps as you can all around it. Boil the traps to get oils and human scent off of them. Then handle only with gloves after this/ touch yourself or anything that could have human scent on it, change gloves. Put traps in plastic bag to transport them to trapping area. use gloves until you have them sett.
Good sound advice right there Dutch.
Sorry for the multiple posts, lol, just watching this and I won’t be able to remember all my thoughts. Looks like Chief and Eddy need some pasture grazing!
Turn on your Closed Captioning Dutch! Sorry about your rooster! You better get ahold of a predator control trapper! Contact your state DNR! They’ll know someone to put you in touch with that can eliminate the predators! Also that female bobcat may have baby bobcats… more predators! Coyotes too will have pups! More predators to deal with! Nip it in the bud now
He has no control over closed caption. That is on TH-cam. I heard this from another TH-camr.
Closed captions is on your device, they have nothing to do with that. Look for the little cc in a box or go to your settings.
Mine is on, plus if you open the description and scroll down, there is a transcript you can open that and follow.
Sorry for your loss 😢
WOW....After ALL that LOSS I'd probably reconsider the free range thing. I mean the predators seem to be off the chain You might want to get a few donkeys too , they seem to be very good at helping getting rid of the predator issue. Maybe a chicken coop is a great idea!!!
also bigger dogs , shephards are great for protecting the land , but LGD are even better , they have zero fear of anything they will protect everything .
Their property is not fenced in
So sorry you're starting to have alot of predator problems and you're having a large number of your chickens missing. Sure hope and pray you can get the problem solved soon. Please keep yourselves protected too!
Hi Dutch sorry to hear about your life stock coming up missing. I use a large live trap with chicken gizzards and livers inside. Pinup the chickens and put the live trap close to the horse trailer
Hi Dutch, talk to Brandon at Eddy Family Farm. 😢 He had something attack his chickens.
Leighton his oldest has learned how to set traps on their property. The homesteader
that went over to teach Leighton and Brandon how to set traps and what this young man
uses for bate and he does more than sprinkle it around. I also think that the animal smells
Carried by the wind is attracting predators, along with the animal noises. Plus the fact that
you are not outside now, as much as you had
been the first year and a half. Just some food for thought from your Michigander.
Another from ‘Up North’-Agrees.
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Bobby said he may eat others but won’t eat me 😮 I bet he was screaming! Maybe get some Guinea fowls they will yells and notify you for sure. Good luck, so sorry about the trouble. Prayers ❤️🙏🏼🫶🏻
They had some turned loose for tick control. Have not seen or herd since.
Get some geese from hidden heights farm family, and some donkeys. Even the geese are good for letting you know there is predators around.
Hey there, Dutch, I love seeing you spend time with your girls!!! ❤️ Hope is Daddy’s girl right!? ☺️ Hopey, can you slow your camera movements and enunciate your words so we can hang out with you better? I love that you are so adventurous but my old eyes can’t follow you that well and I’d live to 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
Hey Hope your getting to be a pretty good camera lady. Your growing up fast and love your big smile your always good at giving Dad a hand and helping out. Dutch I love how nice your property is developing . I hope you get those wild unwanted critters. Love your videos and way of life. 👍👍❤️❤️🇨🇦
Hello Dutch and family
Night school night vision
Hope is a wonderful helper. The coy dogs are scary in the dark. Terrible howling.
Shawn, I've watched your channel now for about 3 yrs and I'm sure I know the answer to this statement I'm about to make but I sure hope them girls target practice. I wish you the best in all the predator activity you've got going on.
They are all great shots 😊
Sorry for your losses. Sue died a hero trying to protect his ladies.
It's spring and the wild animals are producing young and need easy prey. Chickens are very easy prey. Set some trail cameras around and see what shows up. Hope you catch your predator. 💖💖💖
So sorry about your chickens. I have been watching Sue for months. This a sad.
I think bobcats may be easier to catch since they can be caught in cage traps and barely covered traps with tons of guiding. You do have to use a hanging attraction above the set to really help get them in. Old CD, feather, etc, whatever is legal in your state. That cubby set you made that caught the dog is a type of set used for bobcats. You need to pattern the bobcat with the cameras, so you can set right on it's most used pathways.
I am sorry you have lost chickens and the peacock. Amazing how fast the bobcats and coyotes can get small animals. I wonder how high the coyotes and bobcats can jump.
Sometimes free range for chickens 🐔 isn't a good idea i know i learned the hard way especially when you have hawks and coyotes around
I can imagine what Bobby sees, all the predators getting the chickens, and he wants to steer clear of them
Sorry 4 ur loss, Dutch.
Found my missing sheep were not being taken by coyotes but by a 2 legged predator.
I’m so sorry you lost Sue, and some of the other hens.
Stay safe and defenitley keep a gun with you for safety. I love y'all so much
What part of homesteading did they misspell? It looks correct.
For right now you do need to keep them put up until you get a better handle on what's going on
Hey Dutch, First i am not a homesteader so i dont know anything about anything. I have watched a few of your videos including this one. As someone who doesnt know anything about homesteading the first thing that popped into my head and something i would try to do is
1. pin up the free range animals at night .... at least for the time being.
2. I would try to setup an electric fence between the homestead and the woods. I fence strong enough to give a really good zap to anything that tried to get by it. This is something i would hook up at night and unhook up first thing in the morning.
I dont know if this i possible or even if this would work. All i know is that this is what i would try to do myself if i was in your situation.
Just thinking that after a few good zaps whatever was trying to get in would learn that getting in is not the best thing to do and move on somewhere else for easier prey.
One more thing i would do if i was you would be to setup some motion sensor lights. Predators like to use the darkness to get their prey and lighting their surroundings will ruin the efforts.
Might be time to think about a electric fence around the homestead
I said the same thing last video. These animals won't stop coming for his animals. That must be scary as heck.
Chicken tractor would allow you to move the chickens around but keep them protected
@@mommabearmaryann8106 just have to be on top of hunting them, just part of living off grid. It’s just not fun till you get the numbers down or out
So sorry about your loss of your chickens
Unfortunately, bobcats are pretty tough to catch. Most are either shot in a tree or caught in snares. The black blobs by the pen looks like hogs, sitting on their haunches, could be wrong, I am old...lol 😂😅 Goodluck with the predator, Sue will be missed. .
Good luck in catching the predators. It’s not even safe for the girls to be outside to play by themselves. God bless the family good luck with keeping the little animals safe.
at my recreation lot in the mountain lowlands--I put 3 no trespassing signs, and 3 solarr powered night lights---they were the best--good for 7 hours
might have been coyotes that captured SUE ...and took the body to a coyote den for the coyote cubs to eat
You might need to set out a cage type trap and bate with chicken meat. Also could check with your local game Warden to find out how you can catch the bobcat and you could check with Oklahoma State University some universities has groups that will trap wild animals.
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Bobby knows something’s around stalking them.
I didn't realise peacocks cud fly.
Learn something new everyday.
So sorry for your loss of your chickens.
Maybe invest in an overhead enclosed pen that way all sides and above are covered and protecting your livestock.