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You know, this is an excellent idea! My current dog was from a rescue, and that's certainly how I would prefer to get any future animals. I didn't intend to get a dog in the first place, but she was cowering in the corner of the no kill shelter, simply terrified of the dogs and humans. I...

chicknshrimp, I overlooked your comment earlier. I'd love to have a guard dog someday, but for now I have an arthritic shar pei/pit mix - she may look scary, but that subsides when you realize how slowly she moves. Our next dog will be a working dog. Glad you were able to find your solution.

thomasboyle, thank you for sharing your story. I'm glad to hear that electric netting has kept your birds safe. I'm still not sure how I'll manage to put that up in my current location, but I guess I"ll have to figure something out. Having a bobcat in the area also likely explains the...

Yes, my apologies! I had absolutely no clue we had bobcats here and I was so fixated on the silly barn cat I'd accidentally caught (and just paid to neuter) that it didn't occur to me to look further into this until it came from more than one person. It seems we don't have many in my area, but...

Since you both stated cat/bobcat, I did some more research. Apparently there are bobcat where I live - I had no clue and so thought my only options of that size were fox and coyote. We do have tons of coyote, and I feel pretty sure that's at least what took my last three given their close...

Yes, I'm going to borrow some from a friend, but it'll be several days before I can arrange for that. Thank you for your help!

I don't know her weight, but she was 3 years old and healthy. I guess that'd make her 6-7 pounds? I've seen plenty of hawks around, so it seems a likely culprit if they are indeed that strong. What baffles me most is the first piles of feathers and the last group of three. Hawks will...

I suppose that is true. I have a lame dog and little experience with cats, so my understanding of their agility may be skewed. I can imagine him jumping onto the chicken from that distance, but it seems it'd be hard to then jump away with the bird in his mouth. That particular attack was...

I never even thought about the cat! He's been hanging around since last fall and it has been just this spring that we've had more trouble. In Indiana, we don't have big cats, so I'm limited to feral cats in this category. It would be a shame if I just paid to neuter my killer. I was also...

Over the past few months, we have lost 8 hens during daylight hours and I'd like your input on the scenarios as we are clearly dealing with multiple predators. Our birds usually free-range, but they were confined after each death for 5 day-2 weeks depending on the weather. Initially, one...