Just a follow up note about the coy-dog versus coy-wolf distinction. It has been verified by testing the genetics of trapped coyotes in the northeast that this hybridization with the Canadian Wolf is progressing. The study found that very little dog dna is prevalent in the states bordering Canada. I think the number was less than 3%. It is hypothesized that crosses between dogs and coyotes do occur but their pups are at a disadvantage because the estrus cycles of their offspring are not tied to the spring season. Coyotes and Wolfs cycle to produce pups when easy food like young rabbits, mice and squirrels are available. Coy-wolfs would also cycle to produce pups in the spring but Coy dogs would produce pups at other times of the year and not survive.
This may be a new evolutionary trend and so I finding these data very interesting. Joanne Scottsville (near Rochester) NY On Thu, May 8, 2014 at 6:05 PM, < blackbelly-requ...@lists.blackbellysheep.info> wrote: > Send Blackbelly mailing list submissions to > blackbelly@lists.blackbellysheep.info > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > > http://lists.blackbellysheep.info/listinfo.cgi/blackbelly-blackbellysheep.info > > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > blackbelly-requ...@lists.blackbellysheep.info > > You can reach the person managing the list at > blackbelly-ow...@lists.blackbellysheep.info > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of Blackbelly digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: Coyote fence ideas (Cecil R Bearden) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Thu, 08 May 2014 05:12:41 -0500 > From: Cecil R Bearden <crbear...@copper.net> > To: blackbelly@lists.blackbellysheep.info > Subject: Re: [Blackbelly] Coyote fence ideas > Message-ID: <536b5899.9080...@copper.net> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed > > I am in central Oklahoma, and here, the animal damage control boys tell > me that we have a variety of eastern Coyote that is becoming a > problem. I had coyote problems several years ago and trapped 2 > coyotes, and 3 dogs. We have a local problem here of an individual > taking in every stray dog that comes along, and he took one in that bred > with a coyote bitch that has occupied a den in a field I rent. I saw > her 2 pups last year and they definitely had the head of the stray dog I > referred to. The dog is now gone, thanks to a car, but his legacy lives > on. A coyote is incredibly resourceful at survival both short and long > term. Around here, it will eat the dog or cat food put outside, then it > will eat the dog or cat. Keeping dog food inside and also keeping dogs > neutered and confined to their property will go long way in keeping the > coyote population in check. > > Cecil in OKla > > > On 5/6/2014 2:28 PM, Joanne Vaughn wrote: > > I wish that submitters would indicate what area of the county they are > > posting from. > > It is especially important when one considers a subject like coyotes. > > > > Here in the northeast coyotes are hybridizing with Canadian wolves and > they > > are hunting in groups. > > What may work in Southern California where the coyotes are just slightly > > larger than northeastern > > foxes might not work with a Coy-wolf. > > > > That being said, we live in a coyote high count neighborhood where the > > Coyotes are about the size of > > German Shepherd dogs. This winter we protected 30 sheep and 24 ducks > with > > a woven wire fence, hot wires at top and bottom and 2 standard donkeys > free > > to patrol the paddock at night. The coyotes left evidence that they > scaled > > the 48" woven wire of an adjacent paddock. And they were seen traversing > > adjacent paddocks but did not enter our protected night paddock. > > > > Some say just the scent of donkeys is enough to keep them away but that > is > > not correct. Some say Standards must be required as to have the size > > needed. We had an incident near Buffalo NY where a woman's mini donk was > > attacked by a coyote even as she tried to defend it. A friends 2 minis > ran > > for self preservation and left the sheep to fend for themselves. I have > my > > doubts as to whether a single Donkey would fare well with 2 or more > > coy-wolves in a field. > > > > Last winter the sheep were at a friends farm and she protected them in a > > barn with 2 great Pyrennes locked in with the sheep. She would still have > > to go out with a shot gun from time to time. This seemed like an > > inconvenient method to us. > > > > Joanne > > The Genesee Ewe-ery > > Scottsville NY > > _______________________________________________ > > This message is from the Blackbelly mailing list > > Visit the list's homepage at %http://www.blackbellysheep.info > > > > ------------------------------ > > Subject: Digest Footer > > _______________________________________________ > This daily digest is from the Blackbelly mailing list. > Visit this list's home page at %http://www.blackbellysheep.info/ > > > ------------------------------ > > End of Blackbelly Digest, Vol 10, Issue 36 > ****************************************** > _______________________________________________ This message is from the Blackbelly mailing list Visit the list's homepage at %http://www.blackbellysheep.info
