raccoon

  1. Henry&Friends

    Raccoons and raccoon disposal?

    Hey! I've seen raccoons hanging about recently, which my mom would not let me deal with. One raccoon had 5 babies and kept bringing them here... About two weeks ago, a baby coon was left behind in my feed. That made me angry, but my mom wouldn't let me deal with it. Same situation 3 days ago...
  2. L

    Kibble as a predator deterrant?

    hi, I'm a new chicken owner and I was wondering, would placing kibble at strategic areas away from the coop keep predators distracted? I have my coop up by my deck, which is surrounded by a low 3 foot fence. If there is food outside the fence, will they bother working to get within the fence and...
  3. Top 10 Chicken Predators

    Top 10 Chicken Predators

    From aerial to ground predators, chickens often fall prey to many of these. There are many different things that happen from the most obvious to the least. No matter what, it seems like they're always getting into trouble. But we can limit predator attacks if we know how to prevent them. From...
  4. ShrekDawg

    Raccoon broke in but left the chickens? Or did it steal from another animal???

    Soooo I went out to check the chickens today and let them out and I discovered a bunch of empty egg shells on the ground outside the coop, appears to be about 6 eggs with yolk still pretty fresh in some, and what appears to be raccoon prints on top of the nest box??? But I cannot for the life of...
  5. HippieAtHeart

    Best Bait for Raccoons?

    So about a year ago on a dreary day I watched as a raccoon walked from our front yard along the side to our back yard under our deck. We didn’t see him after that. Fast forward to a few days ago, about 4 days after our fence was installed in our back yard, it was another dreary day and out was...
  6. HuskerHens18

    Injured Hen Won't Eat

    Long story short, last week a raccoon killed my flock of bantams. Two survivors were injured. The one I'm calling Glory for right now had her head chomped on. Her whole face was a grotesque, mauled mass of blood and meat. Her beak was off center and her tongue hung out. I've done everything I...
  7. M

    Ivermectin with duck

    So I got oral ivermectin and gave a dose to my sweet runner. She had more maggots this morning than last night. About when should I be expecting the maggots to die? And I read that I need to give another dose in 10 days. Should I also be adding sea salt to her soaks?
    • Mamahen2104
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    • duck injury ivermectin maggots raccoon
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    • Forum: Ducks
  8. M

    Injured duck help!

    So I received a runner duck today who was attacked by a raccoon last night. The poor elderly man didn't think she would make it. When I went to see her she couldn't stand on her own. I got her home and gave her a warm soak and applied vetericyn and neosporin. It looks like the raccoon got her...
    • Mamahen2104
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    • duck help injury raccoon
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    • Forum: Ducks
  9. It_is_I_Rae

    Warning: Graphic URGENT: predator got in coop, killed 2 chickens and injured 2 others

    So today I went to go take care of my chickens only to find that two of them were brutally murdered and two of them sustained injuries to the head. I believe the predator was a raccoon. One of the injured birds I am not as concerned about and I think she'll be ok, but the other one looks pretty...
  10. It_is_I_Rae

    URGENT: predator got in coop, killed 2 chickens and injured 2 others

    So today I went to go take care of my chickens only to find that two of them were brutally murdered and two of them sustained injuries to the head. I believe the predator was a raccoon. One of the injured birds I am not as concerned about and I think she'll be ok, but the other one looks pretty...
  11. debinhollister

    Raccoons

    I have three hens killed by raccoons this past week and have decided to buy a pellet gun. Does anyone have any experience with pellet guns and raccoons?
  12. JasperMoon

    How to stop raccoons from killing everything.

    So our flocks (30 hens 5 roosters 3 Guineas,4 ducks,2 turkeys,5 bantams) were all wiped out by coons, we only have one guinea one Rooster one hen and one bantam hen left, I know we are planning on getting some Champion placing Wyandotte hens and a rooster, aswell as some others for rebuilding...
  13. TheBlueShepard

    Depredation

    What is your preferred method of predator disposition and why? This excludes barrier enhancement and applies to predators who must be dealt with directly either by deterrents or hands-on methods. Do refrain from trying to proselytize others to your method or championing one view or the other...
  14. WannaBeHillBilly

    Take that Raccoons! In your ugly faces Opossums! Stay out of the house Mouse!

    Hah! No more ripped duck-food bags anymore! No more mice-nests in the straw! No more 'possum poop in the cracked corn! Tadaaa! - Today i finished to build the metal shack on my work-platform. Durable steel-panels with ¼" hardware cloth under the floor, so nothing can come in and steal the...
    • WannaBeHillBilly
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    • duck food spoilage metal shed mice opossoms raccoon spoilage two left hands
    • Replies: 41
    • Forum: Ducks
  15. TheBlueShepard

    Coons n Possums n Dogs

    I lost 8 hens and 3 roosters to neighborhood dogs last year. The area is divided between the neighbors who refuse to contain their k9s and the neighbors who have to deal with it. The county animal control reccomended to me personally, "next time, shoot it and bury it and save a phone call. $0.35...
  16. BigBlueHen53

    What Predator...?

    Well, it finally happened. Oh, um, moderately graphic. It's been several years since we've lost a bird to any predator, but apparently one has discovered us. My question is, what predator is small enough to fit through 2x4" welded wire fencing, (EDIT: I was wrong, this side of the yard is...
  17. emelle116

    Raccoon during the Daytime

    A giant raccoon was spotted in my yard in the middle of the day, very close to where my chickens usually hang out! I think the raccoon eats the cat food my neighbor leaves out. At night the chickens are kept in a coop that I believe is raccoon-proof, but I'm worried that they are at risk during...
  18. cluckmecoop7

    Help! Something got in the run!

    Hi all, I'm very worried right now and I can barely think! So, Kiwi, one of my BO's is hurt. Not too bad, just her wing. I think there is a little bit of dried blood but I'm not sure. Also, her wing hangs down a little more than usual. She is always very friendly and loves to be held and...
  19. Tilly6

    Ducks got attacked last night

    So my son went out to a bloodbath this morning. One duck dead, another critically injured, 7 more injured. I need to know if you all think I need to euthanize some more. First and third are the same duck. There are 4 runner ducks holding their necks like this. I assume a raccoon was trying to...
  20. J

    Beak ripped off

    Tonight, we had a raccoon get into my duck pen. Killed a few, two are alive but with very bad injuries. One, has its top beak completely ripped off, leaving just the bottom and its tongue. Does anyone know if it can survive? Or should we just end its suffering?? Please help
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