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I should add: yes, a hungry wild animal will put a lot of work in to get its meal and won’t be easily deterred. Our wildlife here has plenty of other wildlife to feed on. Our chickens could be an easy snack if we didn’t protect them well. But since we do, they are not worth the trouble. And even...

We live on a creek that is wildlife corridor between regional parks. Our coop is not 100 feet from the creek bed. We are deer fenced. We have mountain lions, bobcats, coyotes, foxes, raccoons, possums, weasels, rodents, hawks, owls, everything. There’s absolutely no way to get rid of predators...

Yeah, not an idiot, but actually an experienced, knowledgeable person. Maybe reread what I wrote. You are having to deal with fewer attacks that way, not more. Of course securing your coop and run is key…

I read that it’s better to not kill or remove any predators and beef up security instead (secure coop, run, LGDs…), because it’s better to have a predator in your area that has been frustrated or scared off and given up on getting to your livestock than a never ending parade of new predators...